Class 12 Student From Mumbai Becomes Youngest Female To Climb All Seven Peaks

Kaamya Karthikeyan reached the summit of Mt Vinson, Antarctica on December 24 conquering all seven peaks.

Kaamya Karthikeyan (M) has become the youngest female to climb the seven summits.

Source : X/@IN_NCSMumbai

A 17-year-old student from Navy Children School in Mumbai has become the youngest female in the world to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Kaamya Karthikeyan has conquered Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt Elbrus), Australia (Mt Kosciuszko), South America (Mt Aconcagua), North America (Mt Denali), Asia (Mt Everest) and ending with the current climb in Antarctica.

Kaamya along with her father Commander S. Karthikeyan reached the summit of Mt Vinson, Antarctica on December 24 at 5:20 pm Chilean Standard Time, and completed the Seven Summits Challenge, the Indian Navy said, according to IANS. The Indian Navy congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan and her father on accomplishing this milestone.

Taking to its official handle on X, SpokespersonNavy posted on X, "Kaamya Karthikeyan, class XII student at @IN_NCS Mumbai, scripts history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents."

"The Indian Navy congratulates Kaamya Karthikeyan and her father on accomplishing this momentous milestone," it p, osted.

Ms Kaamya Karthikeyan, class XII student at @IN_NCSMumbai, scripts history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents - Africa (Mt. Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt. Elbrus), Australia (Mt. Kosciuszko), South America (Mt. Aconcagua),… pic.twitter.com/GyC2bE8LCK

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 29, 2024

Navy Children School in Mumbai also took to X to congratulate the 17-year-old and posted, "Breaking barriers and reaching new heights! Kaamya Karthikeyan, Class XII, Navy Children School, Mumbai, becomes the youngest female in the world to conquer the Seven Summits -- the highest peaks on all seven continents! A moment of immense pride for NCS Mumbai!"

🌟 Breaking barriers and reaching new heights! 🌍
Ms. Kaamya Karthikeyan, Class XII, Navy Children School, Mumbai, becomes the youngest female in the world to conquer the Seven Summits—the highest peaks on all seven continents! 🏔️👏 A moment of immense pride for NCS Mumbai! pic.twitter.com/hexkw9r2u6

— NAVY CHILDREN SCHOOL MUMBAI (@IN_NCSMumbai) December 28, 2024

Kaamya Karthikeyan was sixteen years old when she scaled Mount Everest. Her first trek was when she was seven in Uttarakhand.

According to IANS, she earned the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar, India’s highest national honour for young achievers in 2021 but also accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann-ki-Baat.

She will now attempt the Explorer's Grand Slam – an adventurer goal to reach the North Pole and the South Pole, as well as climb the Seven Summits – Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson and Pancak Jaya/Kosciuszko.