New year beginning with new record! Anita Kundu climbs South America’s tallest peak Mount Aconcagua

New Delhi, January 2: India’s celebrated mountaineer Anita Kundu has climbed South America’s tallest summit Mount Aconcagua on January 1, 2020, after 13-day journey. Anita made welcome of the new year 2020 with a new record! She hoisted Indian flag on the top of the summit at 12.30 in the noon yesterday.

 

 

 

A group of total ten mountaineers started this venture on December 20, among which, two trekkers, Anita Kundu and Vipin were Indians. The mission was accomplished at 12.30 in the noon on January 1. Climbing the mountain, the trekkers finally reached the spot where there lies -35 to -40 degree temperature. 

 

Born in Hisar, Haryana, Kundu joined the Haryana Police in 2008. From an early age, she had been drawn to challenging sports - as a pre-teen, she had trained in boxing. After joining the police force, she wrote to the Director General of Police and informed him about her wishes to train in mount training and eventually climb Mount Everest. 

 

In 2009, Anita was transferred to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), where she did many advanced courses in mountain climbing. 

 

 

 

Kundu first went on a two-month expedition to climb Mount Everest in 2013 from the Nepal side, with a 6-member team. She had to face all the obstacles of being a woman climber as well as a vegetarian.

 

After successfully scaling the peak from the Nepal side, Kundu first attempted to climb Mount Everest from the China side in 2015. Unfortunately, an earthquake occurred when she was at approximately 22,000 ft. A few of her team members did not survive the quake, and many were injured before the rescue team arrived. But Kundu returned to make another attempt in 2017 and succeeded in hoisting the national flag on the peak on May 21, 2017.

Currently, Kundu is on a mission to climb the Seven Summits, which comprise of the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. She has already climbed 5 of these peaks.