Priyanka Mohite Becomes First Indian Woman To Climb Five Peaks Above 8,000 Metres

#PriyankaMohite has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres. She is from #Satara in Western #Maharashtra and achieved the feat after she climbed #MountKanchenjunga on May 5, 2022. The 30-year-old is a postgraduate in biotechnology from #MumbaiUniversity and works as a research associate in #Bengaluru.
Priyanka Mohite (30), the recipient of #TenzingNorgayAdventureAward 2020, successfully completed her expedition to Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), the third highest mountain on the planet, at 4.52 pm," her brother #AkashMohite told media persons.