Mithil Raju a 17 year old boy from Chembur had become the youngest Mumbaikar to climb Mount Everest on 17th May 2023. Along with him three other climbers Pankhi Haris Chhed from Borivali (32), Yashi Jain (25) from Raigarh and Sunil Kumar from Karnal (32) reached the Mount Everest.
They achieved this feat in the severe weather conditions with minus 40 degree temperature. Most of them got frostbite with Pankhil Chheda got on his two fingers and for Mithil cost him two fingernails.
Mithil was planning to do third highest peak of Lhotse but dropped it. Talking over the phone from Kathmandu in Nepal, he said: “I decided against doing the third highest peak, as I too had frost bites. Had I done Lhotse, I would have entered the Guinness Book of World Records.”
Mithil’s Preparation
The expedition cost Mithil’s parents around Rs 40 lakhs. Mithil started doing trekking, camping and hiking from age 7 years. He did staircase climbing for months and endurance running for six months.
He did following treks:
- Chandrashila Pass, a snow trek in Uttarakhand, in 2018.
- Nine snow treks,
- Sahyadris,
- Mt Kang Yatse, in Ladakh in 2021.
- Everest Base Camp trek in 2022.
About Mithil
Mithil went to St Gregorios High School in Chembur and Somaiya College in Ghatkopar, but doing his Class XII privately. He is a graphic designer and an animation artiste, as his mother is a hand artiste. He is a born sportsperson, love cycling, run marathons and he is into calisthenics. He also play football and volleyball.
Hat’s off to Mithil for his courage and determination and feel proud for a Mumbaikar along with his other colleagues who climbed the Mt. Everest.
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