A young woman from Kodagu has grabbed the attention of the world by scaling the highest mountain in Russia, Mount Elbrus.
Bhavani, daughter of Tekkada Nanjunda-Parvathi couple from Peruru village, is the wonderwoman who scaled the high mountain (standing at 5,642 metre).
Bhavani was part of a four-member mountaineers’ team which carried out an expedition to Mount Elbrus.
Being the only Indian in the team, she climbed the mountain without taking rest for a continuous eight hours.
The second person to reach the Mount Elbrus summit, Bhavani waved and pitched the Indian tricolour on the mountain summit.
Bhavani is presently serving as a lecturer at the Mountaineering Institute in Himalaya.
Her parents said Bhavani is also equally well versed in swimming, horse-riding and martial arts.
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