Many often see age as a limiting factor, but that is not the case for this Malaysian who resides in Port Dickson.
Elanghovan Nachiamuthu, 64, also known as Elango, has successfully conquered the summit of Mount Everest on the morning of May 12, as reported by New Straits Times.
He scaled the tallest mountain on Earth (8,849 m) with 2 other men on the expedition team, T. Ravichandran, 57, and United States-based Indian national Sidharth Routray, 40. The trio managed to scale Everest successfully.
For Elanghovan, a Tenaga Nasional Berhad retiree, it was a tick on his checklist as he made it his goal to conquer Everest after he set foot on the Everest Base Camp in 2014.
“Standing on the top of the world is hard to describe. It was ‘the top-of-the-world feeling’ of realising my dream. All the hard work I put in and the sacrifices I made paid off.”
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