• The Indian Navy(IN) congratulated her historic achievement.

• What? Kaamya Karthikeyan Skis to South Pole
• When? December 27, 2025
• Significance: Youngest Indian and second-youngest woman worldwide
• Journey Distance: 115 Km from 89° South to the South Pole
• Broader Vision: Explorers Grand Slam

About Kaamya Karthikeyan:
Overview: Kaamya Karthikeyan is an adventurer, mountaineer, and is the daughter of an Indian Navy (IN) officer.
Expedition Details: Started from 89° South, covered 60 nautical miles (~115 km) over 11 days across featureless Antarctic ice. Continuous daylight, extreme cold tested endurance.
Achievements: In 2019, she became the youngest girl to scale Aconcagua (Argentina) of 6,962 m, the highest peak in South Africa. In 2023, she became the youngest Indian to summit Mount (Mt) Everest (Nepal and China) from the Nepal side.

• In 2024 and 2025, she completed the seven summits challenge, finishing with Mt. Vinson in Antarctica, becoming one of the youngest climbers globally to achieve it.

About Seven Summits Challenge: It is one of the most prestigious mountaineering achievements in the world. It involves climbing to the highest peak on each of the seven continents, including:

• Mt Everest (8,849 m), Asia
• Aconcagua (6,692 m), South America
• Mt McKinley (6,194 m), North America (Alaska, United States of America, USA)
• Mt Elbrus (5,642 m), Europe (Russia)
• Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895 m), Africa (Tanzania)
• Mt Vinson (4,892 m), Antarctica
• Mt Kosciuszko (2,228 m), Oceania (Australia)

About Explorers Grand Slam: It is one of the toughest adventure challenges in the world. It involves the completion of the Seven Summits and skiing to both the North Pole and the South Pole.