GUWAHATI:Anjali Das, a woman hailing from Dakhin Kamrup district of Assam, has been selected to scale the Mount Everest. Anjali is a mountaineer, kabaddi player and marathon runner who is currently preparing to scale the world’s highest peak.
However, Anjali has been struggling to raise Rs 32 lakhs which is a prerequisite for this expedition.
“I have urged Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to help me accomplish my dream. Hiking is an expensive sport. I won’t be able to do it until and unless the government helps me,” said Anjali.
Earlier. Anjali had climbed the Renok Peak (4,800m) and Kabru Dome (6,600m) in Sikkim in 2015 and Dungla Peak (5,602m) in Leh and Ladakh in 2017.
Anjali undertook a basic course in mountaineering from Western Himalayas Mountaineering Institute in Manali and an advanced course from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling in 2015, passing out with grade A in the first and grade B in the second.