A teenager from Pune is on his way to achieving something so big that most of us can only dream of it.?First, mountaineer Sai Sudhir Kawde is making his father proud.?
¡°There are more than 30 (news) articles about his last expedition, I keep on getting calls from people,¡± says Sai¡¯s father Sudhir in a Hindustan Times report.
The 13-year-old recently returned from his expedition to the Everest Base camp. He hoisted the Indian flag and sang the national anthem there, reported HT. The base camp took place on May 26, and on May 28, he climbed the peak of Kala Patthar.?
¡°It took us almost 5 hours to get up and down the peak. But the views were surreal. I could see the entire Everest,¡± Sai told the media publication.?
Sudhir added, ¡°He doesn¡¯t have a way with his words, but he is capable of doing a lot of things.¡±?
Sai also admitted that he has been the "hero" of his friends' circle.?
¡°Everyone has supported me,¡± Sai says.?
Since the family's financial conditions are not that strong, Punekars have come together to help Sai achieve his dream.?
¡°I don¡¯t make much money. Barely 10-15 thousand a month. I could never afford the expense of these treks. People have crowdfunded and often taken care of his expeditions. There have been times when people have also taken care of his food,¡± Sudhir said.?
For his latest expedition, Iron Man IPS Krishna Prakash,?who was earlier posted as the commissioner of Pimpri Chinchwad ¡°financially supported¡± Sai.?
¡°I used to practice with him. Sir has supported me a lot in the Kala Patthar trek,¡± Sai said.?
Sai¡¯s interest and passion for trekking and climbing mountains began four years ago.?
¡°Shivneri was my first fort, then I even dressed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and climbed Lingana,¡± Sai added. He has climbed mountains like Kilimanjaro in Africa, the highest peaks of Elbrus in Europe and Stok Kangri, Patalsu in the Indian Himalayas.?
His next target is to climb peaks in Australia, and eventually climb the Mount Everest,?
¡°He needs to have certain experience, which we hope he will get post his expedition to Australia. We are aiming that he climbs Mount Everest by next year, something that no Indian has achieved at this age,¡± Sudhir said.
H/T: Hindustan Times
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