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At 10 years old, Urvi scaled 13,800 ft in Himalayas

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10-year-old, Urvi Patil with her dad AnilPatil At just 10 years, Urvi Patil has reached impressive heights in following her hobby. The girl became the youngest girl ever to scale astounding 13,800-feet in the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in the freezing temperature of minus 8 degrees Celsius. She completed the arduous Himalayan mountaineering journey with the wind speed of 30 to 40 km per hour, scaling the SAR PASS trails of the Shivalik range of the mighty Himalayas. Urvi said, “initially, to get acquainted with this fiery environment, we went for smaller treks including Kasol, which is a base camp with 6,500 feet, and next to Grahan (7600 ft) Padri (9 300 ft) Minthas (11200 ft) Nagaru (12500 ft) biskery (11,000 ft) and Bandakthaz (8000 ft). Urvi’s father, Anil Patil, said the young climber likely doesn't fully comprehend the magnitude of her achievement in successfully scaling the treacherous terrain. Urvi has managed to accomplish the task, which even the l...