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After battling physical hurdles, Aman to hoist Tricolour at Everest Base Camp today
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|August 15, 2025
AFTER 10 days of relentless trekking, a teenager from a small town in Kozhikode is on the verge of turning his lifelong dream into a powerful statement for a nation.
Aman Ali, a 17-year-old student from Arakkinar, will hoist the Tricolour today at Everest Base Camp -- at a formidable altitude of 5,364 metres. His journey is also a story of triumph over disability that many would consider a showstopper.
Born without hands and living with a locomotor disability linked to cerebral palsy, Aman's trek has been an inspiration to his fellow climbers and a symbol of hope for thousands. He is part of a nine-member climbing group from Kerala, led by experienced mountaineer Sheikh Hassan Khan. The group's mission has been to not just reach base camp, but to support Aman in his quest to hoist the Indian flag on Independence Day, in a symbolic act of freedom and resilience.
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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