♦ Kaamya Karthikeyan (17 years) made history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents.

♦ She is a Class 12 student at Navy Children School in Mumbai. She has conquered Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt Elbrus), Australia (Mt Kosciuszko), South America (Mt Aconcagua), North America (Mt Denali), Asia (Mt Everest) and culminating the current climb in Antarctica. She reached the summit of Mt Vincent Antarctica along with her father, Cdr S Karthikeyan, on December 24 to complete the Seven Summits Challenge.