Arjun Vajpai started his career as a trekker from the age of 10 when he went to visit his grandmother for a holiday. While most boys his age are busy targeting high scores in academics, Arjun Vajpai has lofty dreams elsewhere - quite literally. Arjun Vajpai was the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest. He achieved this feat at an age of 16 years. On 20 May 2011, he became the youngest climber ever to summit Lhotse, aged 17 years, 11 months and 16 days. Arjun also became the youngest to summit Mt.Manaslu.The class 12 student who is the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest is now all set to conquer Mount Makalu - a peak no Indian has managed to scale yet.
For Arjun, getting this far has meant a lot of hard work, rigorous physical training and maintaining a sharp balance between academics and training. Arjun says, "I spent a month-and-a-half acclimatising to the cold climate. During my training period, I practiced yoga in order to increase my lung capacity. My body had to be ready to