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Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian to Ski to South Pole at Age 18

18-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan became youngest Indian to ski to South Pole; also youngest Indian Everest summiteer and Seven Summits completist.

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  • Kaamya Karthikeyan (18) from Mumbai became the youngest Indian and second-youngest woman globally to ski to the South Pole on December 27, 2025.
  • She covered 115 km from 89 degrees South in an 11-day trek through -30 degree C temperatures and gale-force winds.
  • She is also the youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest (2023) and completed the Seven Summits (2024-2025).
  • She is working toward the Explorers Grand Slam.

Kaamya Karthikeyan, 18, from Mumbai became the youngest Indian and second-youngest woman globally to ski to the South Pole on December 27, 2025. She covered 115 km from 89 degrees South to the South Pole in an 11-day trek through -30 degree C temperatures and gale-force winds. She is also the youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest (2023) and has completed the Seven Summits (2024-2025). She is working toward the Explorers Grand Slam.

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Kaamya Karthikeyan, 18, from Mumbai became the youngest Indian and second-youngest woman globally to ski to the South Pole on December 27, 2025. She covered 115 km from 89 degrees South to the South Pole in an 11-day trek through -30 degree C temperatures and gale-force winds. She is also the youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest (2023) and has comp

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Kaamya Karthikeyan (18) from Mumbai became the youngest Indian and second-youngest woman globally to ski to the South Pole on December 27, 2025. She covered 115 km from 89 degrees South in an 11-day trek through -30 degree C temperatures and gale-force winds.

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She is also the youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest (2023) and completed the Seven Summits (2024-2025).

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She is working toward the Explorers Grand Slam.

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