There should be more films on lives of mountaineers, says Priyanka

My parents have always supported my decisions.

PRIYANKA MOHITE,

Mountaineer

The 28-year-old mountaineer, Priyanka Mohite from Satara, Maharashtra, recently became the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain peak in the world. Mohite, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer wrote in a post, “I take the privilege informing all of you that I have successfully made it to the peak of Mt. Annapurna, (8091 mtrs)...” On achieving this accomplishment, she says, “I was confident, excited and a bit scared as it is one of the deadliest mountains because of its unpredictable climate.”

In the past, Mohite has also achieved success in climbing Mt Makalu, the fifthhighest peak in the world, in 2019. She has previously scaled Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world, in 2018 and Mount Everest in 2013. Talking about her training amid a pandemic, Mohite says, “When gyms reopened, I restarted my workout regime. The outdoor training was reduced due to Covid-19 and I need to be cautious as getting infected will have an impact in the long run as a mountaineer.” Mohite who wanted to climb Kangchenjunga this year but couldn’t due to unavailability of the team credits her parents for their encouragement. She says, “They’ve supported my decisions and pushed me to strive better.” In her leisure time, Mohite likes to go for nature treks, do rockclimbing and watch films related to mountaineering. “There should be more films depicting the lives of mountaineers...Climbing is difficult but shooting outdoors would be hard too. There should be one like the film, Everest (2015),”