Priyanka Mohite became the primary Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world. Priyanka also holds the record for being the first woman in India to scale Mt Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 meters.
She has also previously climbed Mt Everest in 2013 and Mt Lhotse in 2018. She scaled Mt Everest at the age of 21 and made herself the third youngest Indian.
Priyanka Mohite, the primary Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna: “There should be more films depicting the lives of mountaineers”
28-year-old mountaineer, Priyanka Mohite from Satara, Maharashtra, who goes by the Instagram bio, “A girl whose dancing legs are climbing now”, talks about her remarkable achievement and challenges during the preparation.
“I was confident, excited, and a touch scared because it is one among the deadliest mountains due to its unpredictable climate which makes it even harder for a climber,” says Mohite
The 28-year-old mountaineer, Priyanka Mohite from Satara, Maharashtra, is feeling on top of the planet as she recently became the primary Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain peak in the world.
Mohite, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer who goes by the Instagram bio, “A girl whose dancing legs are climbing now” informed during a post, “I take the privilege informing all of you that “I have successfully made it to the height of Mt. Annapurna, (8091 meters) 10th highest mountain within the world on 16th April 2021 at 1.30 pm. And also I’m the primary Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna.” Her journey that kick-started on March 21 was followed by a 5-day quarantine period. Before she started the climb, she also updated her followers as she captioned her post, “Going towards my dream. Mt Annapurna I, whose elevation stands at 8091m making it fall into 14× 8000m plus peaks of the planet .”
Mohite, who works at a pharmaceutical company in Bengaluru, wanted to climb Kangchenjunga this year but couldn’t due to the unavailability of the team credits her parents for the continuous encouragement through the years. “My parents have always supported my decisions and pushed me to strive better,” she says.
In her leisure, Mohite likes to travel for nature treks, do hiking and watch films that are associated with mountaineering. However, she also feels there’s a scarcity of flicks in Indian cinema that portray the lives of mountain climbers.
There should be more films depicting the lives of mountaineers…Climbing is basically difficult but I understand shooting outdoors would be hard too, but there should be one just like the film, Everest (2015),” she concludes.
