TIRUPATI: Gandham Bhuvan Jai, an 8-year-old boy from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, has become the youngest to scale Mount Elbrus - the highest peak on the European continent (5,642mtr).
At 18,510 feet, Mount Elbrus is one among the sevensummits which presents astrenuous trek that exposes
the mountaineers to treacherous weather and extra physical strain.
The boy who was trained by Sankaraiah, the sports coach of rural development trust (RDT) at Anantapuram, scaled Mt Elbrus along with his team on September 18.
Bhuvan Jai proudly displayed the Indian tricolour after summiting the peak. Apart from Bhuvan Jai, the expedition team comprised Shankaraiah, Naveen Mallesh, Anminsh Bhupathi Raju.
Bhuvan Jai thanked his father Gandham Chandrudu, IAS, who served as Anantapur district collector, for his encouragement. He felt many more children could go on to achieve feats if parents lend their support.
