Nine-year-old mountaineer Swakriti conquers high peaks with minimum training, resources

by Rohit Mitra New Delhi, Jan : At nine years of age, Delhi mountaineer Swakriti Insan bears testament to the fact that even with regular training one can conquer high peaks at any age if he or she has a strong enough will power. The Class V student has already built an impressive record in mountaineering, having scaled Africa's highest peak Kilimanjaro (5,895 mts) this new year's eve, she climbed the Annapurna Base camp trek (4,130 mts) in March 2024 and Everest Base camp (5364 mts). Speaking to UNI, Swakriti explained how she started off in mountaineering "My interest developed…