West Bengal¡¯s 35-year-old mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta recently added another feather to his hat after conquering Antarctica's highest point - Mount Sidley. In doing so, he became the youngest person in the world to have climbed all the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across the world.
Siddhanta tweeted about it and wrote:
While speaking to News18, Satyarup¡¯s mother Gayatri said, ¡°It¡¯s a proud moment for the entire country. I had a word with him before the mission and asked him not to take too much of risk.¡±
¡°For the last few days, I was restless and worried. The weather conditions were horrible in the middle of his mission. Even now, I will be worried till he returns safely to the base camp,¡± she added.
Hailing from?Haridevpur in South Kolkata, he has a degree in engineering and holds a record for conquering several mountains such as Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa,?Mt Elbrus in Europe, Mt Denali in Alaska and Mt Mont Blanc in France. He has even scaled Mt Everest.
You'd probably be surprised to know that he is an asthma patient, but that could not stop him from conquering the heights he dreamed of.?
¡°We are extremely happy with his success. We are eagerly waiting for his return to India,¡± his father Subhomoy, said.