Kaamya Karthikeyan Archives

On Top of the World: Teen mountaineer Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest to conquer Everest, sets sights on Antarctica

by Vikram Sharma | May 28, 2024

(May 28, 2024) On May 19, when Kaamya Karthikeyan and her father, an Indian Navy Commander S Karthikeyan were hours away from Camp 4 in Mount Everest, at an elevation of 7,950 metres (26,085 feet) — they were greeted by extremely heavy winds, laden with small pieces...

Indian mountaineer, 12-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan is working towards being the youngest to complete the explorer’s grand slam

by Vikram Sharma | Jan 4, 2022

(January 4, 2022) In early 2020, Indian girl mountaineer Kaamya Karthikeyan travelled halfway around the world to reach Mendonza in Argentina — the base town for Mount Aconcagua. Accompanied by her father, an Indian Navy officer, the mountaineer was to obtain a...