Captain Smitha Lakshmana, Bangalore
May 25th, 2012. 20-year old Smitha Lakshmana, a Captain in the Indian Army completed the rare feat of climbing Mount Everest, as a part of the ‘Indian Army Women’s Everest Expedition – 2012’
Smitha was one amongst 22 selected from 659 participants, and one of the 17 who were selected for the final climbing expedition. The trekking from Jari near Kathmandu started on May 25th.
From the base camp it took about 40 days to reach the summit and get back. Smitha Lakshmana and her team reached the peak around 4 am of May 25th, 2012
Smitha Lakshmana is from Bangalore. A Computer Engineer from Dayanand Sagar College. She did her schooling in Vijaya Junior School, Jayanagar. Her parents are from Devalapura hobli, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District. Her younger brother is an agriculturist.