Siddhi Mishra is the youngest girl in the world and the youngest person from India to have climbed the

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(EBC) in

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, which is situated at an altitude of 5364 meters above sea level. Expedition Himalaya awarded her a certificate, and her name was featured in the 2024 India Book of Records.

Early life

Siddhi was born in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Her mother, Bhawna Dehariya, is also a mountaineer who climbed to the summit of

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in 2019. She was honored with the

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title for promoting and popularizing the

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with the

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on August 15, 2020 (

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). She is also the vice president and brand ambassador of Jan Parishad. In 2020, Bhawna was awarded the Devi Award by chief minister

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of Madhya Pradesh in Indore. Siddhi's father is Mahim Mishra.

Journey to EBC

Siddhi began her journey to EBC with her parents on March 12, 2024. This journey covered about 53 kilometers from

Lukla Lukla ( ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Koshi Province of northeastern Nepal. Situated at above sea level, it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest ...

, located on the northeastern edge of Everest. Siddhi and her mother arrived in Lukla from

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on March 12, where the temperature was 2-4 degrees Celsius. They then traveled on foot to

Phakding Phakding is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It lies in the Dudh Kosi river valley just north of Lukla and south of Monjo, Nepal, Monjo, at an altitude of 2,610 m.Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; (2009); 9 ed.; p. ...

, where the temperature ranged from 2 to -2 degrees, on the same day. On March 13, they trekked from

Namche Bazaar Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; ) is a town (formally Namche Village Development Committee) in ward no 5 Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province in northeastern Nepal. I ...

, which is at an altitude of 3440 meters with temperatures between 2 and -6 degrees Celsius. After a day of acclimatization, on March 15, they trekked from

Tengboche Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Province No. 1 in Nepal, located at . Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gomp ...

, at an altitude of 3860 meters, in a wind chill of minus 12 degrees Celsius. On March 16, the fifth day of the trek, they traveled from Deboche (3820m) to

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(4410m), where the temperature ranged from 2 to 10 degrees Celsius. On the seventh day, they trekked from

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. On March 19, the eighth day, Siddhi and Bhawna reached

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, the last village on the route to

is situated above a frozen lake covered with sand at an altitude of 5146 meters, with temperatures ranging from -7 to -16 degrees Celsius. On March 22, the duo reached

at an altitude of 5164 meters. During their journey, the family encountered a new landmark at the base camp, a signboard featuring images of Hillary and Tenzing, which was erected by the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality as a symbol of welcome for visitors. Siddhi completed the EBC trek in 10 days on March 22 and was awarded a certificate by Expedition Himalaya. Siddhi completed this trek with her mother under the banner of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in collaboration with the Department of Women and Child Development,

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References

Living people Mountain climbers from Madhya Pradesh {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Siddhi Year of birth missing (living people)