<p>Getting a rousing welcome from family and friends in the capital Monday, Vajpai said: “One must be mentally prepared when on the mountains, since it gets a bit scary when you see dead bodies there. At times the bodies are in distorted shapes, which can be very disturbing.”<br /><br />The bodies are mostly of other mountaineers or their accompanying Sherpas or porters who succumbed to inclement weather on the world's tallest peak.<br /><br />The expedition may have been challenging for the student of the Ryan International school, but in the end these words sum up his experience: “It was a fun trip.” <br /><br />He started his journey from Delhi March 25 and achieved success May 22.<br />Vajpai was part of a 12-member expedition that left for the 8,848 metre Mt Everest.<br />Vajpai's mother, thrilled at her son's feat said: “When I heard the news, I was laughing and crying at the same time. Arjun is a very determined boy. He believes in himself and this is why he could achieve this success.”<br /></p>
<p>Getting a rousing welcome from family and friends in the capital Monday, Vajpai said: “One must be mentally prepared when on the mountains, since it gets a bit scary when you see dead bodies there. At times the bodies are in distorted shapes, which can be very disturbing.”<br /><br />The bodies are mostly of other mountaineers or their accompanying Sherpas or porters who succumbed to inclement weather on the world's tallest peak.<br /><br />The expedition may have been challenging for the student of the Ryan International school, but in the end these words sum up his experience: “It was a fun trip.” <br /><br />He started his journey from Delhi March 25 and achieved success May 22.<br />Vajpai was part of a 12-member expedition that left for the 8,848 metre Mt Everest.<br />Vajpai's mother, thrilled at her son's feat said: “When I heard the news, I was laughing and crying at the same time. Arjun is a very determined boy. He believes in himself and this is why he could achieve this success.”<br /></p>
