Mumbai student Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest female to conquer 7 highest peaks

NEW DELHI: Kaamya Karthikeyan, a student from Navy Children School in Mumbai, became the youngest female ever to summit the highest peaks on all seven continents.

The 17-year-old adventurer conquered Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt Elbrus), Australia (Mt Kosciuszko), South America (Mt Aconcagua), North America (Mt Denali), and Asia (Mt Everest), culminating her current climb in Antarctica.
The young everester reached the summit of Mt Vincent in Antarctica along with her father, Cdr S Karthikeyan, on December 24 at 1720 hrs Chilean Standard Time to complete the Seven Summits Challenge, the Indian Navy said. The Indian Navy congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan and her father on accomplishing this momentous milestone.
Navy Children School in Mumbai also congratulated the 17-year-old and posted, "Breaking barriers and reaching new heights! Kaamya Karthikeyan, Class XII, Navy Children School, Mumbai, becomes the youngest female in the world to conquer the Seven Summits—the highest peaks on all seven continents! A moment of immense pride for NCS Mumbai!"
Kaamya Karthikeyan was sixteen years old when she scaled Mount Everest. She said she was seven when she took her first trek in Uttarakhand.