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Bharath Thammineni, a 36-year old mountaineer from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday became the first Indian to summit all nine of the world's 14 highest peaks.
Five of the remaining top peaks – Mt K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and II and Broad Peak -- are in Pakistan and are currently out of bounds for Indian climbers.
Thammineni's climb assumed further significance since his push to the summit from base camp had no Sherpa support.
Bharath Thammineni, a 36-year old mountaineer from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday became the first Indian to summit all nine of the world's 14 highest peaks, after successfully climbing Mt Cho Oyu (8,188m), the sixth-highest mountain, sources close to the climber claimed.
Prior to this latest achievement, Thammineni had
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