Bhubaneswar, April 30: In a remarkable feat, popular Odia mountaineer Dr. Aditya Khadanga successfully scaled Australia's highest peak Mount Kosciuszko.
He successfully scaled Mount Kosciuszko on April 3 at 9:15 am (Australian time).
Dr. Khadanga said that there are 10 mountain peaks in Kosciuszko National Park and along with the highest peak Mount Kosciuszko he also successfully scaled five other peaks.
Due to adverse weather conditions and white out, the National Park authorities closed other five peaks for climbing, he added.
A total of Rs 3 lakh was required for the trip and SNM Group of companies extended their support to Dr. Khadanga. For this, his parents Girijesh Prasad Khadanga and Manjulata Satapathy thanked the company’s Chairman.
Notably, Dr. Khadanga is a trained mountaineer and works at SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar. He is fond of adventure sports like water sailing and skiing. He has trained in mountaineering and skiing from an institute recognized by the Government of India.
He has expressed his desire to scale world’s highest mountain Mount Everest in the coming days.
