Bachendri Pal-led team scales Mt. Kilimanjaro

By Our Special Correspondent New Delhi July 8: The first Indian woman to summit Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal, added another feather to her cap when she along with eight other women from India scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa at 19,335 feet. Ms Pal said it was more than a decade since she has attempted to summit any peak but the experience gave her a lot of confidence. She said, "I felt good that at 54 years, I could still do it." She said any such endurance sport builds confidence. She suggested that women of all ages should take confidence from their feat and attempt to discover their potential. The expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro was part of Tata Steel’s Centenary celebrations. It was an Indo-African team led by Ms Pal which attempted the summit where all the women barring its lone African team mate... [read full story]