Jitendra Gaware climbs Mt. Lhotse, the world’s fourth-tallest mountain

Jitendra Gaware, a senior mountaineer of Giripremi, a resident of Vadgaon Sheri has climbed Mt. Lhotse, an 8516 meters tall and the world’s fourth-tallest mountain today, May 14, 2022, at around 7.30 AM local time. 

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Jitendra has now climbed five 8000 meters mountains in succession. In 2019 he climbed Mt. Kanchenjunga, the world’s third tallest mountain and in 2021, Jitendra unfurled the Indian tricolour on three 8000 meters mountains in just six months, as he climbed Mt. Annapurna-1, the world’s 10th tallest mountain in April, Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world in May and Mt. Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest mountain in September. Jitendra is now the second Maharashtrian, after Giripremi’s Ashish Mane, to climb five 8000 meters mountains. 

Jitendra, aged 44, started his mountaineering journey with GGIM in his late 30s. He has grown from being a participant in Basic Rock Climbing Course to a mountaineer who has climbed five 8000 meters peaks in mere 8-9 years. 
Jitendra has been mentored and guided by Umesh Zirpe, a veteran mountaineer, and Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee.