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India’s Arjun Vajpai World’s Youngest to Summit Six Peaks over 8000M

Indian Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai this week became the Youngest Person in the World to Scale Six Peaks over 8,000 Metres when he summited the treacherous Kangchenjunga, the Third Highest Mountain in the World. But the real pinnacle, says the 24-year-old, would be when he achieves the "Grand Slam of Mountaineering" — scaling all 14 Mountains over 8,000 Metres across the world.

On May 20, the Noida-based mountaineer scaled the 8,586-metre Kanchenjunga at 8:05 am IST, but could not come down from the Advanced Base Camp till Thursday morning due to severe weather conditions. Vajpai, who became the Third Youngest Person to scale the Mount Everest at the age of 16 in 2010, started his journey to the Kangchenjunga peak on April 26 from the Advanced Base Camp, situated at a height of 5,400 metres.

Supported by Mountain Dew India’s ‘Risk Takers of India’ Campaign on his adventurous journey, Vajpai says the feat is the result of the "combined effort" of a team of Sherpas and Mountaineers. "There was no perfect recipe but a little of everything mixed into the mess. So, in the end, it was like a beautiful montage of things falling into place," Vajpai said as he prepared to return home to Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi.

"This time we had a great team with us. The coordination between the Sherpas and the Climbing Members was much better. We did better planning before embarking on the mission," he said.

The weather conditions were initially very tricky, Vajpai said. The weather reporters would predict something and the ground reality would turn out different. His friend Alex, who filmed the whole experience till the summit, was a great morale booster, he said. "The credit also goes to a strong fixing team that included three-four Sherpas who played a vital role in helping us solve this challenge," Vajpai said.

This year’s expedition was Vajpai’s second attempt at scaling the peak. Last year, he had to return from Camp 2, at a height of 6400 metres. Sharing the pride, Naseeb Puri, director, Mountain Dew, PepsiCo India, said, "At Mountain Dew, we are firm believers that we have the ability to break out of the ordinary. We strive to inspire the youth to conquer the real mountain – the one that resides with each of us."

She said they were inspired by Vajpai from the first time they met him. "We aim to take his story, and many others, to the masses in an attempt to inspire youth to achieve the extraordinary. We are privileged to be a part of this incredible journey".

Vajpai, who took to climbing at the early age of 10, has so far scaled Mt. Everest (8,848M) in 2010, Mt. Manaslu (8,163M) and Mt. Lhotse (8,516M) in 2011, Mt. Makalu (8,486M) and Mt. Cho Oyu (8,201M) in 2016, according to the Himalayan Database, a Record Keeper of Mountaineering Feats.

With his eyes set on the loftier aim of scaling all 14 Mountains over 8,000 metres, up next is the Shishapangma Mountain in Tibet that stands at 8,027 metres above sea level. Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Nepal so far holds the Record of being the Youngest Climber of all 14 peaks at the age of 30. As he makes his way to the ascent of his ambitions, one peak at a time, Vajpai is hoping to beat that record.

[zebblais]

No need for #8000m boots here! We're 1,200' up on Venutian Blind, but that's still 16,000' lower than my last big climb 😆 Psyched on the #California sunshine and relatively warm weather. #CaliforniaDreaming #climbing #TempleCrag #CaptainNateFry (at Temple Crag)

[zebblais]

Sometimes you just don't want to be at 7,000 meters anymore 😱. Here's @chadpeele making a speedy exit from the #NorthCol after we tagged it with @brooks.entwistle. For more pics and info on what climbing on the #Northside is like, check out my blog: 🔗 in profile. . The weather was great for this acclimatization push to the North Col, but now we're waiting for a #summit window. We're holding tight, reminding ourselves to be patient. This is the hardest part of a big expedition like this. If you go early on a marginal window you risk cold injuries or not summiting. Wait until later and the opportunity might escape you ⌛ . #patience #Everest #Everest2017 #8000m #Tibet #AdventureDoneRight (at Mount Everest)

[zebblais]

#NorthsideSummitPush: day 3, Camp 3, 8300m. The work capacity of our #Sherpa team bogles my mind. This is my 3rd #8000m expedition and I'm still amazed by the tireless efforts of our team. Wind, snow, wrecked tents are just minor bumps in the road. Just another day at the office for these guys! After carrying gear to camp, building platforms (some built before hand), setting tents, gathering clean snow for melting they take a bit of rest and prepare their personal gear for the #summit. Here, Panuru, Palden (@namgye) and Phurba are ascending past other teams and destroyed tents above camp to our oxygen cache to grab the bottles we'll need for our #summit attempt. On our final push we'll use 3 bottles, while Sherpa only use two (if that). Even at half the flow, they are as fast as we are 💪! Thanks team! @alpenglowexpeditions #AdventureDoneRight #NorthSide #Everest #Everest2017 #NortheastRidge #MountEverest #DarnTough @julbousa (at Mount Everest)

[zebblais]

Don't you ever do anything besides acclimatize? . Well... No 😝. Most of our time on these #8000m expeditions is spent preparing our bodies to tolerate thin air and perform at altitude. #Everest, at 8,848m, is closer to a 9,000m peak than it is to most 8,000ers, so it requires even more time. . Can't complain, we're having fun. Today @brooks.entwistle, @chadpeele and I went for a stroll (pictured). . Tomorrow the climbing begins! We're headed to the #NorthCol to cache gear, climb some fixed rope and scope #skiing conditions. No illusions of grandeur, but we're hoping for a few turns below the col if we have the time and conditions #🍕🍟! @alpenglowexpeditions #AdventureDoneRight #Tibet #Northside #Everest2017 #strapinventureout

[zebblais]

We just need some lawn chairs and a couple Mai Tai's and we'd be set. @chadpeele @monica_piris #acclimatizing #EverestBaseCamp #notaswarmasitlooks #AdventureDoneRight . Check out my blog more on acclimatization on #8000m peaks. Zebblais.com/blog (🔗in profile) (at Everest Base Camp)

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