Exclusive: Arjun Vajpai, one of India's youngest mountaineers, talks about his Makalu summit

Arjun Vajpai has finally succeeded in scaling the fifth highest mountain in the world, Makalu. He made summit at 12:24 pm on Monday afternoon.

Vajpai was overwhelmed with happiness as his climb was successful on its fourth attempt. The expedition in 2015 was called off following the natural disaster in which sherpas – the ethnic mountain community – and international climbers died. 

The summit of Makalu meant that Arjun also set a world record for being the youngest climber to have made it to the summit of 4 peaks above 800 metres.

“I am delighted to announce my summit of Makalu Monday morning. I am overcome with emotions because this mountain has denied me thrice in a row and it is an accomplishment to stand on top of it after a struggle,” the Noida-based mountaineer said via social media after a 13-hour climb.

Watch the exclusive interview with Arjun Vajpai, here:

22-year-old Arjun Vajpai is the third youngest Indian to summit Mount Everest and holds the world record as the youngest summiteer on Mount Lhotse and Mount Manaslu, the fourth and eighth highest peaks.