CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Skalzang Rigzin, the first Indian Mountaineer to climb Mount Annapurna peak without supplemental Oxygen, received a warm welcome in Leh. Fellow mountaineers received him at the Leh Airport on arrival after the successful summit of two mountains Annapurna and Lhotse , in Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skalzang Rigzin: First Indian mountaineer to ascend Mount Annapurna Peak. Skalzang Rigzin, the first mountaineer from India to ascend Mount Annapurna’s top without the aid of oxygen was welcomed by Leh with open arms.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 16, 2021, Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite became the first woman from India to climb Mt Annapurna, the world’s Tenth Highest Peak. She is also the first Indian woman to climb Mt Makalu, the world’s fifth tallest mountain range at 8,485 meters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bachendri pal holds the record of being the first Indian women to climb the Mount Everest which is the highest mountain range in the world. Q. Smt. Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest.