State mountaineers scale Mt Annapurna
State mountaineers scale Mt Annapurna
ByAshwin KhanAshwin Khan / Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to scale peak
Three mountaineers from the city scaled the 10th highest mountain peak in the world —
Annapurna-1 — on April 16. Bhagwan Chawale, Sumeet Mandale and Jitendra Gaware were accompanied by two climbers from Mumbai and an Everester from Satara, Priyanka Mohite (26). Incidentally, Mohite became the first Indian woman to scale the peak after the successful ascent.
The advent of the
pandemic last year started a protracted nightmare for city mountaineers, with neighbouring countries closing their international borders. Most climbers were distressed with their dreams of conquering the lofty Himalayan peaks in Nepal being postponed. But many — like Chawale, who is also an Everester — used the downtime to train harder and better. His resolution to keep training even during the lockdown paid off.