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The culmination of her hard work and sincerity came in 1992, just four
years after she had shyly asked the Aravalli mountaineers if she could
join them. At barely twenty years of age, Santosh Yadav conquered Mt.
Everest, becoming the youngest woman in the world to achieve the feat.

If her climbing skills, physical fitness, and mental strength impressed
her seniors, her concern for others and desire to work together with
them found her a special place in the hearts of fellow climbers. During
the 1992 Everest mission, Santosh Yadav provided special care to a
climber who ‘lay dying at the South Col. She was unfortunately
unsuccessful in saving him. However, she managed to save another
climber, Mohan Singh, who would have met with the same fate had she
not shared her oxygen with him. Within twelve months, Santosh found
herself a member of an Indo-Nepalese Women’s Expedition that invited
her to join them. She then conquered the Everest a second time.

She was given a Padmashri Award. She is also a fervent
environmentalist - Santosh collected and brought down 500 kilograms
garbage from the Himalayas.
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NCERT (Question and answers to be written in Class work Note
book)

Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.

Q1. Why was the „holy man‟ who gave Santosh‟s mother his blessings
surprised?

A. The holy man who blessed Santosh‟s mother was surprised because
Santosh‟s grandmother said that they did not want a son. As she already
had five sons, they only wanted to be blessed with a gifted child. The
holy man was surprised because every mother wanted to give birth to a
son, contrary to Santosh‟s mother.

Q2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not
ready to accept anything unreasonable.

A. Santosh was not always content with her place in a traditional way of
life. She began living life on her own terms from the start. Where other
girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.