HYDERABAD: In a rare achievement, Advit Golechha, a four-year-old boy from the city, trekked to the Everest base camp earlier this month.
The toddler, who is in preschool, completed about 75% of the trek on foot. On the last leg of the expedition, the little man was carried by elders accompanying him. At this point, the air was too thin and trekking was deemed risky for the toddler by the doctor available at the last village enroute.
While undertaking the seven-day long trek, the toddler looked forward to meeting Hulk and Captain America among other superheroes because his mother had told him that all the superheroes stayed near the Everest Base camp.
“I am an Everest superhero, I like sleeping in the sleeping bag,” said the little trekker, speaking about his experience.
Born to a trekker mother, it was she who set a goal for him to be the youngest one to trek to the Everest base camp. “I had taken him to professionals while he was an infant. They had advised me to ensure that he is not used to too much luxury. Since he began walking, I used to ensure he walked a lot and took the stairs several times a day to make him rough and tough,” said Shweta Golechha, his mother.
“My husband planned a 15-day trip to Manali to acclimatize him to below zero temperatures, camping and trekking. By the time we went for the trek, he had already experienced these things,” she added.
