Breaking Rocks and Barriers: The Adventurous Life of Sudipta Sengupta

A new book chronicling the work and adventures of Sudipta Sengupta, a pioneering geologist-mountaineer and one of the first Indian women to set foot in Antarctica in 1983, will hit the stands on July 24.

'Breaking Rocks and Barriers,' published by HarperCollins India, narrates Sengupta's adventures across the world — from encounters with snakes in Bihar to trekking across a 'black glacier' in Norway and being greeted by a flock of penguins in Antarctica.

Sengupta was part of the Third Indian Expedition to Antarctica from December 3, 1983, to March 25, 1984. Trained by Tenzing Norgay, her mountaineering feats include the first women's expedition to Ronti peak in 1967 and climbing an unexplored Himalayan peak.

(With inputs from agencies.)