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Indian Arunima Sinha is first woman amputee to scale Mount Vinson in Antarctica
Indian Arunima Sinha is first woman amputee to scale Mount Vinson: Details, Profile, Achievement, Highlights
Arunima Sinha, the Indian mountaineer who became the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2013, has now become the first woman amputee to climb Mount Vinson, highest peak of Antarctica.
Arunima Sinha is a national level volleyball player who had one of her legs amputated in 2011 after she was pushed from a running train by dacoits she had resisted.
Arunima Sinha had earlier said that she planned to scale six peaks in six continents. A Padmashri awardee, Sinha had earlier scaled five peaks including Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Ebrus, Mt Kosciuszko and Mt Aconcagua.
Arunima Sinha had also said that she had a dream to become a mountaineer and her dream became a firm resolve when she read articles on mountaineering while lying on a hospital bed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also congratulated Arunima Sinha for achieving this feat.
