Hyderabad Man Scales Mount Everest, Family Mortgages Land To Raise Rs 5 Lakh For His Training
Thirupati Reddy started his expedition on April 8 2019 and came back on May 28 2019 Reddy is inspired by Malli Mastan Babu who has a world record for climbing each continent&rsquos highest mountain peak in the shortest span of time Reddy has climbed three out of seven highest mountain peaks in the world including Mount Everest Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia.
Every person is not that fortunate enough to have everything served to them on a silver platter. Some people fight their circumstances and come out victorious, despite the odds being against them. A 23-year-old man hailing from Yellankonda Mandal in Vikarabad district of Telangana, conquered Mount Everest.
Thirupati Reddy started his expedition on April 8, 2019 and came back on May 28, 2019. Reddy is inspired by Malli Mastan Babu who has a world record for climbing each continent¡¯s highest mountain peak in the shortest span of time.
Reddy has climbed three out of seven highest mountain peaks in the world including Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia; He is now planning to scale the next four highest peaks of the world.
He comes from a family of farmers and wasn¡¯t fortunate enough to be able to avail training for the expedition. "I have a poor family background but my family has always supported me. We had only one acre of land and my family mortgaged it to raise Rs 5 lakhs for my training" Reddy told ANI.
The total cost of the expedition came around Rs 25 lakhs. With the support of his family, he managed to raise enough money through crowdfunding too. S Athmalingam, former sarpanch of Shankarpally, Telangana, also contributed Rs 10 lakhs.
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"I never knew that my efforts to raise funds would get such a positive response. I had approached schools and colleges; there the students gave me their pocket money. Their affection encouraged me further to try harder," Reddy told ANI.
When asked about his experience, the young mountaineer said "I dedicate this victory to my sponsors. The only message I want to give to youngsters is that there is nothing which we cannot do. All children and youngsters should strive to make their parents proud."
Thirupati Reddy has made everyone proud! He has showed that if you really believe in something, you can achieve it, no matter how unfavorable the circumstances might be.
Picture Credits: Wild Yak Expeditions
