Age is no barrier for these Indian women mountaineers

At the age of 48, Premlata Aggarwal, mother of two, came out as the first Indian woman to surmount all seven highest peaks, globally. In fact, Saluting her spirit for mountaineering, the Indian government awarded her with Padma Shri and Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. She also scored a place in the Limca Book of Records for a 40-days camel trek.

A former Miss India finalist in 1985, Sangeeta Bahl, has become the oldest woman to climb the highest mountain peak — Mount Everest — at the age of 53. Seven years after the start of the journey to scale mountain peaks in all seven continents, Bahl completed her journey to reach the top of the highest mountain range on 19 May.

Swarnalata Dalai, in a team under the mentorship of Sandeep Toliya, climbed Mount Everest at the age of 20. Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF), promoting adventure sports in the country trained the girl to accomplish this remarkable feet in 2018.

Poonam Rana, who hails from Uttarakhand, India, successfully climbed the summit of Mount Everest in 2018 at a young age of 21. Trained under Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF), the mission was sponsored by Tata Steel.