Webinar on Reminiscing Everest held by St. Mira’s College for Girls
The Department of Physical Education and Sports of St Mira’s College for Girls had organised a webinar on “Reminiscing Everest” on November 2, 2020 under the program of Physical Fitness at home and Fit India Movement. Umesh Zirpe was the resource person for the webinar. He is a recipient of the Shiv Chhatrapati Award and also the Founder Director of Giripremi Institute of Mountaineering.
On behalf of St. Mira’s college for Girls, Suvarna Deolankar gave a brief introduction of the program and introduced Mr.Umesh Zirpe. The aim of this webinar was to create awareness among the students about adventure sports.
Zirpe had participated in more than 40 Himalayan expeditions during his career. He is known for leading successful expeditions on seven of the top fourteen, 8000 metres peaks in the world including Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga. He is the first and the only Indian mountaineer to achieve this feat.
He shared first hand information on Mountaineering. He gave an impetus to all. He also related climbing Mount Everest to each one’s Everest, the goal we want to achieve. It’s only through sheer determination; hard work and confidence one can achieve our goals. The webinar gave a boost to all to achieve their goal in life. It was indeed a great learning experience for all the students and faculty members who attended.
This webinar was organized under the able guidance of the Principal Dr. Gulshan Gidwani ma’am. Vote of thanks was given by Suvarna Deolankar. Coordination of the webinar was done by Ekta Jadhav, Director of Physical Education. Maharashtra State Jijamata Awardee Gurabans Kaur and all other staff members were present for the webinar.
