August 26, 2024: In a remarkable achievement, Teghbir Singh, a 5 year-old boy from Ropar, Punajb, has become the youngest Asian to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro stands at an impressive height of 19,340 feet.

Teghbir’s feat equals the world record set by Ognjen Zivkovic, a Serbian boy who summated the mountain on August 6, 2023 at the same age.

Teghbir began his trek on August 18 and reached the Uhuru peak, the highest point on the mountain, on August 23, 2024.

The trek posed significant challenges, including low oxygen levels and the risk of altitude sickness. Despite these obstacles, Teghbir persevered and reached the summit, where the normal temperature is -10 degree Celsius.