Meet the Mumbai teen who became the youngest girl to conquer the seven summits

At just 17, a Mumbai-based student, Kaamya Karthikeyan, has achieved what many mountaineers only dream of. On December 24, 2024, Karthikeyan successfully conquered Mt Vinson summit in Antarctica, the last step in her seven peaks challenge and became the youngest girl to climb the highest peaks across all seven continents.

- Samarth Goyal

Speaking to us about her remarkable feat, which earned her several accolades including Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar, she says, "My parents' role in my journey is very important. If my dad (Commander S Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy) hadn't started climbing in the Himalayas, I never would've even stepped there. And if not for my mum (Lavanya Karthike