Kaamya Karthikeyan: The only thing left is the North Pole!

Explorer's Grand Slam.. This is an adventure that will be completed by climbing the seven highest peaks in seven continents and reaching the North and South Poles. 18-year-old Kamya Karthikeyan is one step away from this feat.

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Explorers Grand Slam.. seven. This is an adventure that will complete with climbing the seven highest peaks in the continents and reaching the North and South Poles. 18-year-old Kamya Karthikeyan is one step away from this feat. She has recently reached the South Pole. She has made history as the youngest Indian to achieve this feat and the second youngest in the world. She once again showed how passionate she is to go ahead and adventure regardless of minus degree temperature and freezing cold. Kamya's name is once again in the news.

At the age of three..!

Kaamya is from Vizag. Her father S. Karthikeyan is serving as a Commander in the Indian Navy. His family has been living in Lonavala, Maharashtra for the past few years. This is a hill station between Mumbai and Pune. Kamya says that this place, which is a haven for green nature and trekking, made her fall in love with adventure.

'My father loves adventure. Because of this love, when I was three years old, he used to go mountain climbing with his navy team. In this order, they used to stay away from home for months. 'Mom.. Why is dad leaving us to go mountain climbing? What is there in those mountains?' said the seller one day. 'You will know that by your own effort..' said mother. That made me have a passion for mountain climbing. When I was seven years old, I went trekking to the top of Chandrashila mountain in Uttarakhand with my maternal grandparents. I liked this adventure and the pleasant atmosphere there. Since then, mountain climbing has become my vacation every year. So I gradually improved my trekking skills..' said Antona Kamya and then improved her skiing skills as well. mb-2">Seven mountains in four years!

Kamya, who made mountain climbing her passion at such a young age, first reached the top of Everest Base Camp with her father. Then she climbed the highest peaks like Kedarkanta, Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand and increased her skills and self-confidence. In this order, Kamya set her sights on the '7 Summit Challenge'. Aiming to climb the seven highest peaks in the seven continents of the world, she took the first step towards completing this challenge by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa at the age of 13. Kamya, who named her trip as 'Courage', then successively climbed the peaks of 'Mount Elbrus' in Europe, 'Mount Kosciuszko' in Australia, 'Mount Oncagua' in South America, 'Mount Denali' in North America, 'Mount Everest' in Asia, and 'Mount Vinson' in Antarctica. Kamya completed the '7 Summit Challenge' within four years. So she became the youngest woman in the world to complete this challenge.
'Each mountain climb has taught me many lessons. Learned many things useful for life like courage, patience, patience.. It seems that all the beauty on this earth is hidden in the mountains..''Kaamya shares her experiences from time to time on social media platform. Target..!

Kamya has a habit of doing rare adventures that no one else has done. With this passion, she completed the 7 summit challenge in just four years.. and then set her next goal to be Dhruva. As part of this, it has recently reached the South Pole. She started walking from the area called '89 degrees south'. She walked a distance of 115 kilometers and completed her goal.   In difficult weather with temperatures of -30 degrees, braving strong winds, and pulling kilos of weight, it reached there. Kamya has made history as the youngest Indian to reach the South Pole and the youngest in the world.

'My journey will not stop until I complete the Explorer's Grand Slam (crossing the seven highest peaks in seven continents, reaching the North-South Poles). Will you go to the North Pole soon..' Antonna this young adventurer.. is one step away from this grand slam. Ekkuta!

If you want to do adventures like trekking, skiing... it is not enough to have the will... you need to be physically and mentally prepared for it. That's why Kamya says that she practices tough exercises every day. Physically rigorous exercises should also be done. As for me, I run a long distance everyday.. I do cycling. Currently we are staying on 21st floor in Mumbai. Also, I don't use the lift to get up and down everyday. Use the stairs. Not once.. at least 10-15 times up and down. That too with a backpack!' exclaims this young mountaineer.. She says that she learned all the packing and planning for her adventures from her father. rounded">

Learning Bharatanatyam!

Kamya, who is currently studying in 12th standard at Navy Children's School in Mumbai... balances both her studies and her mountaineering career. Moreover, the talented teen says that she is also learning her favorite Bharatanatyam. I love to always learn something new. Currently learning Bharatanatyam. He is very passionate about playing piano and guitar. I am able to learn all this because of my adventures. Because these increase my concentration. All tasks give me the ability to balance..' Antonna Kamya says that even if one person gets inspired by her journey, she is happy. href="https://www.eenadu.net/women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women Newsand Telugu News► Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram& Google News. Tags :