Kaamya Karthikeyan became youngest Indian to reach south pole:

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Kaamya Karthikeyan, an 18-year-old from Mumbai, has become the youngest Indian to reach the South Pole. She has also achieved the remarkable feat of scaling the Seven Summits (highest peaks on each continent)

Seven summits:

The Seven Summits challenge involves climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. The seven summits (Continent-wise Highest Peaks) are:

• Asia: Mount Everest (8,848 m / 29,029 ft) – Located on the border of Nepal and China, it is the highest point on Earth.
• South America: Aconcagua – Located in Argentina, it is the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
• North America: Denali – Formerly known as Mount McKinley, it is located in Alaska, USA.
• Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro – A dormant volcano in Tanzania, it is the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
• Europe: Mount Elbrus – An inactive volcano in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia.
• Antarctica: Vinson Massif – The most remote of the summits, located in the Sentinel Range.