5. Explanation of Part I, Paragraph 7-8

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Santosh had a vision when she enrolled on the course for mountaineering. She even earned the wrath of many people for doing so without proper intimation. But Santosh knew that if she listened to what everyone has to say, then she would not be able to live life to the fullest. She enrolled in the course and proved everyone wrong as she soon became an expert in it. She went on an expedition where she scaled various mountains every year. She knew that she had to develop skills in any particular area to excel in it. She constantly pursued it, in spite of hardships, and became a pro in climbing mountains. She knew all the risk factors and the ways to tackle them too.

 

When one keeps doing something continuously and passionately, they tend to develop resistance, becoming more of a habit. Likewise, Santosh developed resistance to the cold weather and the heights of the mountains. The weather on top of a mountain is usually very cold and most of them are covered with snow. The higher the place is above sea level, the more chillness in the air tends to increase. Sometimes, it causes dangerous catastrophes like a blizzard. One needs to exert great determination to scale a mountain. But Santosh proved her talent by equipping herself with all the skills needed, an iron will, and toughness. One has to be physically and mentally fit in order to scale mountains, which she maintained constantly. All hard work yields results, and so did Santosh's hard work and sacrifices. She became the first woman to scale Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, in \(1992\), when she was barely \(20\) years old. The shy, nervous girl who had asked a group of mountaineers if she could join them to climb Aravalli Ranges four years ago had become the youngest mountaineer to scale Mount Everest.

 

 

The growth and development of a person do not mean anything if they are not humble enough. But Santosh was known for the humility that she exhibited even after reaching greater heights. She still looked up to her seniors and worked without any ego with her juniors. The most significant role in her mountaineering life was when she had to save the lives of two fellow mountaineers who fainted due to a lack of oxygen supply. In her first attempt to scale Mount Everest in \(1992\), she tried to rescue a climber who was lay dying at the South range. Though she was unsuccessful in rescuing him, she succeeded in saving another climber, Mohan Singh, who would have met with the same fate had she not shared her oxygen with him.

 

 

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