Vadgaon Sheri resident Jitendra Gaware climbs Mt. Everest
Giripremi’s Jitendra Gaware summits Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, at 7.30 am on May 12, 2021.
A resident of Vadgaon Sheri, it is his second 8000er meter peak in less than a month as he climbed Mt. Annapurna-1, the tenth tallest mountain in the world on April 16, 2021 during Giripremi’s Mt. Annapurna-1 Expedition 2021.
Umesh Zirpe, the veteran mountaineer and leader of Giripremi’s 8000er meters mountains expedition, Bhushan Harshe, Everest Summitter, Dr. Sumeet Mandale, summitter of three 8000er meters mountain mentored, guided and helped Gaware for his 8000er meters mountain endeavours. Before Mt. Everest, Gaware has climbed Mt. Annapurna-1 in April 2021, Mt. Kanchenjunga, the third tallest mountain in the world, in May 2019 and Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the toughest mountains in the world in October 2019.
Ganesh More, Everest Summitter, Vivek Shivade, mountaineer and Dr. Avinash Kandekar, geography professor at Savitribai Phule Pune University helped Gaware in weather forecasting. Their timely and accurate updates helped Gaware and his fellow Sherpa- Pasang Zarok Sherpa to reach the top of Mt. Everest has an altitude of 8848.86 meters.
Jitendra Gaware has been receiving accolades from all parts of the society for his courageous dual achievement.
