34-year-old from Kullu first state woman to scale Mt Kilimanjaro

February 13, 2023

Rama Thakur (34) of Shuru village in Manali subdivision in Kullu district has brought laurels to the country by scaling 5,685-m Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
Rama has become the first woman from the state to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro on February 5.
Rama is working as a leadership trainer at the Indus School of Leadership, Bengaluru, from where her expedition started.
She had earlier conquered Mount Dosti, Mount Unam and Mount Deo Tibba. She is also the vice-president of the Himalayan Women’s Adventure Association of Manali.