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Muhsin V.A., an Indian soldier from Aluva posted in Ladakh, could not have asked for a better gift on World Environment Day when he received an acknowledgment from the International Book of Records recognising him as one of the fastest individuals to trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp (MEBC)...
A mountaineering enthusiast, the 29-year-old had scaled the height to the MEBC from Lukla, a small town in north eastern Nepal, popular among trekkers to the Himalayas, in 22 hours and that too without auxiliary oxygen support on May 2. Usually, it takes days and even weeks to complete the trek...
The timing of the recognition on World Environment Day was all the more rewarding for the youngster since he had trekked with the message #Save Lakshadweep, which, he said, was among the islands facing the threat of being submerged due to global warming..
Mr. Muhsin has done mountaineering courses at the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh; Nehru Institute Of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi; and the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling...
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