{"id":108044,"date":"2023-03-23T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T12:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=108044"},"modified":"2021-12-08T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T04:58:35","slug":"7-year-old-boy-from-hyderabad-climbed-mount-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/7-year-old-boy-from-hyderabad-climbed-mount-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"This 7-Year-Old Hyderabadi Boy Is Now The World\u2019s Youngest Person To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>While the 90\u2019s kids were busy playing gully cricket at the age of seven, <strong>Samanyu Pothuraju<\/strong>, a 7-year-old boy from Hyderabad climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and went on to set a jaw-dropping world record.<!--more--> Being the youngest person to have climbed the Roof of Africa, he scaled new heights and established some serious trekking goals for the upcoming generation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No one would have ever thought that a mountaineering event at school could inspire Samanyu to trek atop <strong>Uhuru peak<\/strong> that stands tall at a height of 5,895 meters and happens to be the tallest mountain in Africa. The endless support extended by his mother Lavanya, the dedicated training sessions by his coaches, and a never-say-never attitude have been the key motivators for Samanyu.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108046\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/213.jpg\" alt=\"7-Year-Old Boy From Hyderabad Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2018\/apr\/16samanyu-pothuraju3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/kilimanjaro-trek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kilimanjaro Trek: A Guide To Conquer The \u201cRoof Of Africa\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by Thammineni Bharath &#8211; his coach, Shangabandi Srujana &#8211; a fellow mountaineer, and a Tanzanian doctor, meeting his favorite actor Pawan Kalyan was also one of the reasons that motivated Samanyu to complete this strenuous trek.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108047\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/312.jpg\" alt=\"7-Year-Old Boy From Hyderabad Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2018\/apr\/16samanyu-pothuraju5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Battling bad weather<\/strong> and tough terrains, Samanyu still managed to complete the whole trek in a matter of just five days. He said, \u201cThe day was rainy and the road was full of stones. I got afraid, I had leg pains, but I took rest and completed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108048\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/412.jpg\" alt=\"7-Year-Old Boy From Hyderabad Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2018\/apr\/16samanyu-pothuraju4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/first-female-group-hits-the-india-myanmar-thailand-highway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17,000 Kms, 5 Countries &amp; 1 Epic Bike Trip: Read The Thrilling Saga Of 4 Hyderabadi Bikernis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>While it is a great moment of celebration for Samanyu\u2019s family, friends, and fellow Hyderabadis, it is also a matter of great pride for India as a country. And with a will power like that, we\u2019re pretty sure this little boy will continue to inspire many youngsters as he continues to scale new heights.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the 90\u2019s kids were busy playing gully cricket at the age of seven, Samanyu Pothuraju, a 7-year-old boy from Hyderabad climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and went on to set a jaw-dropping world record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":108045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,4391,33,23],"tags":[346,344,2525,370,314,9817,4390,330,1837,4862,4864,264,329,4863,3492],"coauthors":[1281],"class_list":{"0":"post-108044","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa","8":"category-kilimanjaro","9":"category-news","10":"category-trending","11":"tag-africa","12":"tag-budget-travel","13":"tag-holidays","14":"tag-hyderabad","15":"tag-india","16":"tag-leaderboardads","17":"tag-mount-kilimanjaro","18":"tag-places-to-visit","19":"tag-referral-popup","20":"tag-roof-of-africa","21":"tag-samanyu-pothuraju","22":"tag-showform","23":"tag-things-to-do","24":"tag-uhuru-peak","25":"tag-vacation"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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