Climbed Mt. Everest at 16, Wildest Stories from the Himalayas, and Near-Death Experiences | #PGX111
Update: 2025-07-07
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Episode 111 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience features Arjun Vajpai, India’s youngest mountaineer to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 16. Since then, he has climbed some of the world’s most dangerous peaks, including Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Manaslu, and Mt. Makalu, surviving avalanches, extreme altitudes, and multiple near-death experiences.
Recording Date: June 3, 2025
This is what we talked about
0:00 - Intro8:14 - The Psychology of a Mountaineer16:57 - Climbing as a Spiritual Journey26:24 - Scenery from the Peak32:46 - Why South Asian Mountaineers Need a Voice39:23 - Hardest Mountains to Climb50:01 - Why No One Has Ever Climbed Mount Kailash56:09 - India’s Rise in Global Sports1:00:06 - The Real Risks of Mountaineering
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