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well it feels amazing to be in this
galaxy of all the super speakers here so
it's a privilege being here thank you so
much for letting us share providing us
this stage well I feel TEDx is such a
platform where in you get inspired and
you can inspire so many other lives from
from all the walks of life to begin with
I was during my school days I never had
any kind of exposure to any any kind of
outdoor sports outdoor games I was
always into indoor games either playing
chess or badminton and I did way I was
quite overweight during my school days
so probably my friends they did ID me
taking into any either its running race
or anything so that you know the house
there are it's the Red House of Blues
house so that no the the team doesn't
lose this has a kind of aloof then my
schooling I did finish with the school
link and gradually lost weight then yes
I got into engineering and not knowing
if it was the right decision for me to
take up engineering being extremely
intellectual IIT aunt's daughter I
struggled I struggled during my
engineering days did not understand any
of those technical things was like
technologically challenged take a three
and yes those tough days but somehow I
managed to complete my engineering and
for me that was an achievement then
clearing completing my graduation was an
achievement and only I worked for a
while and I did not know what I was
doing with my life so I moved to England
to persuade my hydrogen
I completed my MBA and I was I got a job
I started working and then I was pretty
happy doing what I was doing then it so
happened that once a group of friends we
happen to go on a trip it's not an
expression it's just a track where we
were allowed to climb only a certain
height and we are not laughed across a
point and with there was a board which
mentioned only climbers are allowed so I
developed this curiosity what would why
is it that only climbers are allowed
after a certain point what does it take
to go beyond this point you know how do
people go beyond this point what does it
take to reach that tip of the mountain
so I started researching I did research
about it and I got to know them then
it's something it's called as summit
yeah this is this was me I mean
extremely shy and introvert but yeah
that first spark it happened in Alps I
wanted to go I will heights or something
that's always inspired me whether in
life or in some mountains I want to know
how the world looks when you are on the
top so that was the first spot and it
was the first Park that happened and and
blessing the backbone that strength that
support but initially when I mentioned
about I didn't mention that I want to do
Everest but I wanted to tell her that I
want to undergo a training so I did
undergo a very rigorous training I
enrolled myself in to end mountaineering
Institute and it it was you undergo very
rigorous training whether it's boy or a
girl there's no gender discrimination
they equally strict with everybody
because if
it's an exam whether you either you pass
or you fail but here if you do not know
anything it's a life risking sport
people can lose their life so that I
believe there should always be a vision
and with the with the passion so yes I
did learn a lot I did undergo a lot of
training and then I mentioned that I
want to do Everest initially there was
my mother was really reluctant about it
and they asked me why have you done your
MBA is it because you want to climb
Everest no I wanted to do something you
know do you respect all the sports but
mountaineering is something extremely
challenging its its life risking it's
financially taxing there's so many
things yes it involves mental strength
physical strength financially you have
to be good and so yes that's that's when
and finally I somehow managed to
convince my mother that I want to go on
an Everest exploration so yes I started
my I did a lot of work we have to clear
the fitness test for it and make trust
me I have not taken any money from my
parents it's I have spent a hard-earned
money on this and everybody questions me
you know you don't really look like a
mountaineer no but I believe it's that
entire strength you need to be mentally
really really strong physical strength
physical fitness is important but more
strong you are mentally I think you are
able to reach the goal it's it's all
about determination that will power
within your something that takes you out
of life so the journey to the wrist
expedition begin 55 days of 55 days
extremely extremely challenging days you
are you you you reach step by step the
reason it takes 55 days is not because
not because you it takes 55 days to
reach on the top but the body has to get
acclimated
you are carrying a very heavy backpack
and five kilos of shoes 25 kilos of
backpack and extremely challenging areas
like congo ice for low 3-ball crossing
this region and making it to 8,000
meters on Everest was for me was an
achievement so there is a desire now
making your nation prouder making a
state proud making your family proud I
continued my journey and I mean I
thought you know why not scale all the
highest peaks of all the seven
continents
so my next expression happened to mount
Carson's pyramid
that's the highest peak of Oceania
Australia this was at the height of
17,000 feet and probably if you slip you
will not lose your life but you would
keep hanging and just one person can
cross it once so it will be difficult
for anybody to bring you out of that
difficult situation yes so yes we are
trying to read so I completed scaling
Mount Carson's pyramid and it involved
it also involved a lot of tribal threat
there was a chief who accompanied earth
we had to seek permission from a tribe
he was a 60 year old tribe who had a 18
year old wife and when we were we
continued with a journey he probably
they started with some sort of a fight
so we did not understand what language
was it so we which is quietly standing
with the guide and Maiko climb was tell
my co climb where he tells me probably
it's you you know he's going to get
married to you next and you'll have to
stay back here forever so things like
this happens then after the summit on
Carson's pyramid we were stranded for
six days with no food it's equally
important yes summiting is very
important but after that you know after
taking those calculated
risks you come back home safe that is
equally important so we were strongly
after the summit at the final camp and
we returned we were stranded there for
six days this this is how we crossed the
bridge it's called as monkey bridge and
this was this was on Everest this was
when we faced minus 50 degrees
centigrade extreme weather conditions so
we have a theme it's not just we scale
the highest peak of every continent but
there's a theme involved it's called as
strengthening ties of India with other
nations through this very unique extreme
adventure sports so along with
representing India I also happen to
represent ASEAN that's Association of
Southeast Asian Nations and the one at
the center is me with all the tall
people they are the brand they're the
ambassador's of all the nations and
that's mr. Suresh Reddy Jie who handed
over the ASEAN flag to take it to the
highest peak of Oceania and Australia so
like this the journey continued and I
continued to scale the highest peak of
Africa that's Mount Kilimanjaro and that
also scales the highest peak of Europe
that's Mount Elbrus so this is the way
this is the theme we believe in
empowering women strengthening ties of
India with other nations we talked about
climate change so there's a very
powerful theme involved I always believe
that it's all in the mind whether
anything whether it's sports or its
business it's always an idea it's an
idea first on which we have to work on
which we have to implement and then
that's how it manifests so what do I say
what an idea sirji you know it's all
about the idea
from the press from the media and it was
an honor to win this Karnataka Rogers
award it's just a state's highest honor
and also received accolades from our
honorable Prime Minister for the theme
that for the theme that we are taking
ahead there was a situation where and
whenever I entered my university or my
college I happen to see this board which
mentioned about the rank holders people
scoring 90 percent 95 percent 98 percent
I always had a desire I always wished I
wish there was a day I wish there was
some way where and I could make my
parents my mother really proud about it
but whenever I mentioned this to her she
said it's okay I'm already proud of you
know you don't have you don't really
have to do anything but back in my mind
I felt you know what should I do
what is that different thing that I
should do to make her proud but today
somehow I feel
not not praising myself but today I feel
I have reached a certain stage wherein I
am able to do something that my country
my state and my family is proud like
passing on the energy trying to have
promoting this and motivating children
so yes this is just the beginning and I
would like to continue
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