Pune boy is youngest trekker to scale Mt. Everest base camp

Scaling Mount Everest is known to be one of the toughest climbs in the world but every year there are many people who try to scale with renewed vigour. A six-year-old boy from Pune did what many adults have been trying for a while; he successfully scaled the base camp on November 3rd, 2016.

Advait Bhartia along with his mother Payal trekked for twelve long days from the Lukla village to reach the base camp of the highest peak in the world.

The mother-son duo had to cross through dense pine tree forests and the Dudh Khosi River to come to their destination. The fact that the treacherous mountain trail, reduced levels of atmospheric oxygen and subzero temperatures (dropping as low as -8 to -12 degrees C) did not deter the six-year-old from carrying out the feat is truly incredible. The Mount Everest base camp is located alongside the dreaded Khumbu Icefall and is 17,593ft above sea level.

You can check out the video below to get an idea about their adventurous journey: