Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest, recently she had conquered Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.
Arunima, in a statement, said she started her mission on the morning of December 12 and hoisted the Indian tricolour on December 25.
Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,960.8 metres, and by extension, the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
"I have successfully completed the 5th summit of the Mission 7 Summits. I have climbed Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, South America. This is also known as second Everest. After completing this I have also made World record as First Female amputee to climb 5 Mountains of the World. I will also summit rest 2 mountains and complete the goal of Mission 7 Summits," she said.
Who is Arunima Sinha?
Arunima Sinha was born in India at Ambedkar Nagar in the year 1988. She is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is also the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest.
Her aim was to climb all the continents' highest peaks and put the national flag of India. She has already done four peaks.
1. Everest in Asia, 2. Kilimanjaroin Africa, 3. Elbrus in Europe, and 4.Kosizko, Australia, as the world's four highest peaks.
She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by thieves in 2011 while she was resisting them. Due to this incident, one of her legs had to be amputated below the knee.
She surprised the world by climbing Mt. Everest on May 21, 2013. She was awarded the Padamshree for her achievement.
