Gujarat Surgeon Couple Become India's First Doctor Couple To Scale Mount Everest

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2022-05-18T15:47:54+05:30 | Updated On 18 May 2022 3:47 PM IST

Gujarat Surgeon Couple Become Indias First Doctor Couple To Scale Mount Everest

Kathmandu: A surgeon couple from Gujarat has scripted history by becoming the first Indian doctor couple to climb Mount Everest, Nepal's media reported.

Dr Hemant Lalitchandra Leuva and his wife Dr Surbhiben Hemant Leuva stood atop the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit at around 8:30 am on Friday, becoming the first Indian doctor couple to climb the world's highest peak, said Rishi Bhandari, Managing Director at Satori Adventure.

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Hemant is a professor of surgery at NHL Municipal Medical College and his wife works as a chief medical officer with Gujarat Vidyapeeth. The couple, serving at different health facilities in Ahmedabad, made it to the top of Mt Everest with the message of saving the environment, The Himalayan Times reported.

Hundreds of foreign climbers and Sherpa guides will attempt to climb Mt. Everest in May when weather conditions in the Himalayan peaks are most favourable for climbing.

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Source : PTI

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