The 22-year-old, Sheetal Raj, the youngest mountaineer in the country to climb Mount Everest on Thursday met women police personnel of Delhi Police at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at Delhi.  

Sheetal Raj who has become the youngest girl from the State to climb Mount Everest hails from the Salmoda village in Pithoragarh district (Uttrakhand).

“Sheetal Raj visited IGI airport police station to meet women police officers working in this unit and boosted their morale by sharing her experiences of scaling the highest peaks,” said Sanjeev Bhatia, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), IGI unit of Delhi Police. 

“All the present women officers welcomed her and she was presented a souvenir by the IGI Airport Unit for her outstanding achievement. She spoke about struggles in her life and advised few tips to overcome the difficulties and problems and achieve greater heights. She also encouraged staff to motivate their children to accomplish high goals in life,” said the DCP.

Sheetal was a part of an expedition called ‘Climbing Beyond the Summit, Everest Expedition 2019.’ Scaling the highest peak in the world was the second grand achievement for Sheetal. The first achievement was scaling Mount Kanchenjunga, which is currently the third highest peak in the world.

Sheetal’s name has been recorded in Golden Book of World Records. Sheetal Raj is a graduate in Sociology and her interests include mountaineering.  She had said that her interest in mountaineering was sparked when she was only in the 9th grade. This was when she was introduced to National Cadet Cops (NCC).