A tough and a demanding trek at minus 8 degrees temperature
and wind speed of 30 to 40 nautical miles. All this didn’t deter 10 year old
girl Urvi Anil Patil who with her father Anil Patil completed the trek by
climbing over 13,800ft Sar Pass in Shivalik ranges of Himalayas.
Urvi’s father Anil Patil
is a Zee media representative in Goa and resides in Panjim.
10 year old Urvi is a
multifaceted child. She has been undergoing training in Bharat Natyam dance and
also learning to strum the guitar. She is a good swimmer and right now busy in
shooting a film. She is also a shell collector with a keen interest in wild
life.
Her father Anil said that
he is a regular trekker and has done many expeditions including the ones in
Himalayas. Since his daughter wanted to complete this trek, he also undertook
it through Youth Hostels Associations of India. Underlining the significance of
his daughter’s success, Anil Patil told, `She is the first 10 year old to
complete this trek since generally permission for this trek is given for those
who are above 15 year old.’Anil and Urvi completed the trek between May 7’th
and May 16’th, 2018.
As a preparation for the
trek Urvi used to walk on the beach for one and a half hours in the morning.
She also did yoga and exercise for achieving physical fitness. The ice guides
also accept that it for the first time that they have witnessed a ten year old
take such a difficult trek. While scaling Sar Pass. Urvi told that even though
the trek was not easy, she could do it since she was with a group and they used
to sing songs and made the trek joyful.
Source: DNA-30th May,2018
