Visakhapatnam-based Mountaineer Becomes Fastest Solo Trekker To Reach Mt Everest Base Camp In 4 Days

Marking his place in history, Visakhapatnam-based mountaineer SVN Suresh Babu has managed to become the fastest solo trekker to reach Mount Everest base camp in four days, reported the New Indian Express.

Suresh has won recognition as the first Indian to achieve this feat in such a short time - he touched 5,364 metres above sea level. He began his journey from Visakhapatnam via Delhi to Kathmandu in Nepal. His solo marathon trek started from Lukla in Nepal on December 20 and finished at the Everest camp on December 24.

New Indian Express

He withstood unprecedented weather conditions such as freezing temperatures of -20¡ãC with a mere 40 per cent oxygen at high altitudes. He completed the base camp trek in just four days by walking for almost 10 hours every day in the rocky and snowy terrains. What took him only four days, usually takes people around 15 to 20 days.

¡®¡¯Regular high intensity training in gyms and trekking in the Eastern ghats over the last few years have prepared my body and mind to achieve this feat,¡¯¡¯ said Suresh Babu.

The report further added that the walk schedule of the marathon trek programme was managed by Acute Adventure Institute of Nepal. Once he finished the Everest camp trek, Baby also trekked at higher altitudes of Kala Patthar (5,550 metres above sea level) and hiked the Island peak at 6,160 metres.

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The trek was done on January 1 when he returned to Kathmandu.

His achievement was recognised by the government of Nepal and the Acute Adventure Institute have authenticated his trip and facilitated him with certificates of recognition, said the report.

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