Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-year-old from Navy Children School in Mumbai, becomes the youngest female to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Seven Summits Conquered: She has climbed Africa’s Mt Kilimanjaro, Europe’s Mt Elbrus, Australia’s Mt Kosciuszko, South America’s Mt Aconcagua, North America’s Mt Denali, Asia’s Mt Everest, and Antarctica’s Mt Vinson.
Antarctica Climb: On December 24, 2024, Kaamya and her father, Commander S. Karthikeyan, reached the summit of Mt Vinson in Antarctica at 17:20 hrs Chilean Standard Time, completing the Seven Summits Challenge.
Recognition: The Indian Navy has congratulated both Kaamya and her father for this significant achievement.
Early Trekking Experience: Kaamya began her trekking journey at the age of 7 in Uttarakhand.
Previous Achievements: She was sixteen years old when she scaled Mount Everest.
Awards and Honors: Kaamya has received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar in 2021.
