Dharmavaram youth scales Mt. Elbrus
The Hindu
A youth from Dharmavaram scaled Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe and the Russian region, in the early hours of Monday (IST) and August 15 by the local time there and hoisted the national flag at
A youth from Dharmavaram scaled Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe and the Russian region, in the early hours of Monday (IST) and August 15 by the local time there and hoisted the national flag at the peak to coincide with the 75th Independence Day. The youth, Mukkera Purushottam, was one among the five persons from India who attempted to scale the volcanic mountain peak that stands in Southern Russia, in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. The peak rises 18,510 feet from sea level.
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