Telangana Girls Scale Europe’s Highest Mountain Peak

Hyderabad: Malavath Poorna from Telangana who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest at the age of 13 has now conquered Mount Elbrus, highest peak in Russia and entire Europe.

Poorna along with Sri Vidya, a 16-year-old girl from the state, began trekking the mountain on July 24 and reached the peak on July 27 at 7.30am Moscow time.

Poorna scaled Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, in May 2014 when she was just 13-year-old. "I am determined to scale the seven highest mountain peaks in the seven continents of the world. So far, I conquered three highest mountain peaks in the three continents of the world Mt Everest in Asia, Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa and Mt Elbrus, Europe," Poorna told the reporters.

Vidya is from TSWREIS school at Aler, Nalgonda district, while Poorna is currently pursuing undergraduate course at Telangana Social Welfare Residential Degree College (TSWRDC) at Ibrahimpatnam.

"As a mark of tribute, I hoisted the portrait of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on the top of the Mt Elbrus. The chief minister sanctioned 53 welfare residential degree colleges for women and men which no other state in India has done before," the Vidya said.

PTI