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'''Kaamya Karthikeyan''' is an Indian climber who lives in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. At 17 years of age, she became the youngest female in the world to complete the [[Seven Summits]] challenge in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mumbai's 16 Year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest girl to scale seven highest peaks in the world |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbais-16-yr-old-kaamya-karthikeyan-becomes-youngest-girl-to-scale-seven-highest-peaks-in-the-world-3334855 |access-date=2025-07-20 |newspaper=Deccan Herald | first=Mrityunjay | last=Bose | date=28 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-10 |title=Mumbai girl becomes youngest in world to climb South America's highest peak |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-girl-becomes-youngest-girl-in-world-to-climb-south-america-highest-peak-6259969-6259969/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Mumbai girl Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kaamya-karthikeyan-youngest-indian-mt-everest-9346883/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> This record was broken by Emma Schwerin who summited Everest, her last of the seven summits, on May 15, 2025 at the age of 17 years, 2 months, and 24 days.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youngest American Woman to Climb Everest and Seven Summits|url=https://gripped.com/profiles/youngest-american-woman-to-climb-everest-and-seven-summits/|website=Gripped Magazine|date=2025-06-03|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-US|last=gripped}}</ref> However, Emma substituted Mont Blanc for Elbrus due to the geopolitical conditions, meaning Kaamya is still youngest to complete the list with Elbrus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emma Schwerin Becomes Youngest Woman to Complete the Seven Summits|url=https://climbingthesevensummits.com/emma-schwerin-becomes-youngest-woman-to-complete-the-seven-summits/|website=Climbing the Seven Summits|date=2025-05-20|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-US|first=CTSS|last=Team}}</ref> At 16 years of age, she also became the youngest Indian mountaineer and second youngest girl in the world to summit [[Mount Everest]] from the Nepal side.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaikh |first=Ateeq |date=2024-05-23 |title=At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan scales Mt. Everest to become youngest Indian to achieve the feat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/16-year-old-indian-summits-mt-everest-becomes-youngest-indian-to-achieve-the-feat/article68207503.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2021, she was awarded the [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar]] the highest civilian award for Indian citizens under the age of 18.<ref>{{Cite web |title=16-year-old mountaineering star Kaamya Karthikeyan triumphs MT Everest |url=https://www.tatasteel.com/newsroom/press-releases/india/2024/16-year-old-mountaineering-star-kaamya-karthikeyan-triumphs-mt-everest/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.tatasteel.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kaamya's father S. Karthikeyan is a Commander in the [[Indian Navy]] and her mother Lavanya Karthikeyan is an early childhood educator.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-23 |title=Kaamya Karthikeyan, 16, becomes youngest Indian, 2nd youngest girl in the world to scale Mt. Everest |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kaamya-karthikeyan-16-becomes-youngest-indian-2nd-youngest-girl-in-the-world-to-scale-mt-everest-101716443436492.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525194735/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kaamya-karthikeyan-16-becomes-youngest-indian-2nd-youngest-girl-in-the-world-to-scale-mt-everest-101716443436492.html |archive-date=2024-05-25 |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="I am feeling extremely proud": Proud mother of Kaamya Karthikeyan, youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/i-am-feeling-extremely-proud-proud-mother-of-kaamya-karthikeyan-youngest-indian-to-climb-mt-everest20240525231933/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> She is currently a student at Mumbai's [[Navy Children School]].

== Mountaineering ==
Kaamya has summited the highest peak on all continents and became the youngest female to complete the seven summits challenge when she summited [[Mt. Vinson]] in [[Antarctica]] at 1720 hrs on 24 Dec 2024 (UTC -03:00). Kaamya had earlier summited [[Mount Everest]] on 20 May 2024, becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest female in the world to climb the peak from Nepal side. She summited [[Mount Denali]] in 2022 (becoming the youngest non-American to do so),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian To Scale Summit Of North America's Mt Denali |url=https://news.abplive.com/offbeat/mumbai-girl-kaamya-karthikeyan-becomes-youngest-to-scale-summit-of-north-america-mt-denali-1540750 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Mt. Aconcagua]] in 2020 (becoming the youngest girl in the world to climb the peak) and [[Mount Elbrus]] in 2018 (becoming the youngest to complete a ski-descent from the peak).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Nivedita |date=2018-06-06 |title=Kaamya, the explorer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/kaamya-the-explorer/article24095311.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She scaled [[Kilimanjaro]] in 2017 and [[Mount Kosciuszko]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indianembassysantiago.gov.in/uploads/2024/Mountaineering%20&%20Skiing%20Experience%20-%20Kaamya%20Karthikeyan.pdf | title=Mountaineering & Skiing Experience - Ms Kaamya Karthikeyan | website=www.indianembassysantiago.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-28 |title=Navy Officer's Daughter Scales Highest Peaks In All Seven Continents Of The World |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/ncs-student-completes-seven-summit-challenge-enn24122803967 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

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PriscillaNair10 at 17:26, 11 March 2026