G.R. Radhika, Addl. SP (Chittoor), climbed Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters) in Argentina on Saturday December 30, 2017 thus becoming the first Telugu woman to climb the highest peak in South America.
Ms. Radhika expressed her thanks to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for financial support and the State police for encouragement to complete the mission.
She said she had plans to complete the 7-summit world challenge by climbing two more left out peaks. She was trained in mountaineering in 2013 and the same year climbed Mt. Golep Kangri (Ladakh J&K), Mt. Menthosa (Himachal Pradesh) and Mt. Kun (Kargil). In May 2016, she climbed the Mt. Everest thus becoming the first Indian woman police officer to climb the world’s highest peak.
In August 2016, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa). In March next year, she climbed Mt. Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak and nine other peaks too in two days as part of the Aussie 10-peak challenge.
Later, on September 7, 2017 she climbed Mt. Elbrus, highest peak of Europe.
“With the support of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, I wish to climb Mt. Denali [Alaska] and Mt. Vinson Mastif [Antarctica] this year,” Ms Radhika said.
She dedicated her achievement to all girls and women who aim to achieve their dreams.
About Mt. Aconcagua
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Southern and Western Hemishpheres
It stands in the Andes Mountain range, in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.
One of the 7 Summits the highest mountains on each of the seven continents) its actual summit is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from Argentina's international border with Chile
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