Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta enters ‘Limca Book of Records’, first Indian to complete Volcanic Seven Summit

Renowned American writer Mark Twain had said, “There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it.” An Indian mountaineer, Satyarup Siddhanta, is living these prophetic words by conquering the most dangerous summits in the world and bringing laurels to the nation. He has been nominated for the coveted Limca Book of World Records for his achievement of becoming the first Indian to climb the highest volcanoes of each of the 7 continents. 

After Guinness Book of World Records, the Bengaluru-based 37-years-old techie mountaineer is now looking towards the ‘Limca Book of records’. It is to be noted that he achieved this feat last year in Jan 2019 but received the official acknowledgment and certificate recently.

He climbed the highest volcano of Antarctica - Mt Sidley to complete his 7 summits and Volcanic 7 summits. Satyarup holds a world record for being the youngest in the world to summit the highest mountains (7 Summits) of each continent, including the Mt. Everest in Nepal, and the highest Volcanoes (Volcanic 7 summits) of each continent.

The seven volcanic summits he has climbed are Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) - Chile - South America, Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) - Tanzania – Africa, Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) - Russia – Europe, Mount Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) - Mexico - North America, Mt Damavand (5,610 m) - Iran – Asia, Mt Giluwe (4,368 m) - Papua New Guinea – Australia and Mt Sidley (4,285 m) – Antarctica. 

Satyarup’s major summits also include Mount Everest (8,848 m) – Nepal, Mt Aconcagua (6,961 m) – Argentina, Mt Mckinely/Mt Denali (6,194 m) – the US, Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) – Tanzania, Mt Elbrus (5,642 m) – Russia, Mt Blanc (4,808.7 m) – France, Mt Vinson Massif (4,892 m) – Antarctica, Puncac Jaya/ Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m) - Indonesia and Mt Kosciuszko (2,228 m) – Australia. 

He is also the first Indian in the world to play the National anthem with the flute at Antarctica. Beating all odds, his journey has been an inspiration for many as he came out as a warrior despite being a chronic asthmatic patient since childhood till his college. A boy, who couldn't even run a 100m without the aid of an inhaler, is now summiting deadliest mountains in the world. He had many other challenges that he had to overcome. The prolific mountaineer hasn't got any financial aid or assistance from the central government. Overcoming all these adversities, he is furling the Indian flag high on world podiums.

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