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Name the mountaineer who has achieved the feat of becoming the fastest Indian to scale two peaks?

UPSC

A) Shivangi Pathak
B) Geeta Samota
C) Chhanda Gayen
D) Premlata Agrawal


Explanation:
Geeta Samota, a CISF women official has become the fastest Indian to do dual summit by scaling two peaks located in Africa and Russia. The 31-year-old Samota successfully scaled Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642 mts) on August 13, 2021, and then Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 mts) on September 11, 2021. Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa, located in Tanzania.

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