The original plan of doing the Messner version of summit could not be finished because of cancellation of the Puncak Jaya Expedition 3 times since Nov 2022. I had to complete the list by 2023, so I went for Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia. On 19th Aug 2023 I became the…
Odia Paika Sidharth Routray on Mt. Denali, Top of North America
Mt Denali Expedition | 20,310 ft (6,190 m)Goal: Summit Mt Denali, the highest peak in Alaska, the highest point of America, the highest mountain of North America. Objective: Fly Shree Jagannath on the top of the USA and help 65 year Everest Friend Elan to summit Denali. Team Name: Denali ShantiSummit:…
Mt. Elbrus – Sidharth Routray on top of Europe
Mt Elbrus, Russia Height 5642 meters / 18510 ft The tallest mountain in the European Continent Sidharth Routray summited Mt Elbrus at 9 AM on 3rd May 2023 24th April – The Start Reached the nearest airport to Mt Elbrus call Mineralnye Vody and rested in a hotel near the…
Mt. Vinson – Odia Paika on top of Antarctica
The Vinson Story – Sidharth Routray Let’s answer some common questions Elevation: 4,892 m (16,050 ft) Why am I doing seven summits in seven continents? Reason 1 : Selfish I wanted to do it for myself to fulfill my personal dream. When I die I should not repent of dreaming…
Kilimanjaro Summit – The Odia Paika
Mt Kilimanjaro [Uhuru Peak] Summit Report – Sidharth Routray It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world. Height: 5895m / 19341 ft Summit Date: 22nd Oct 2022, 7:45 pm Team: 4 members, Sidharth from India and David, Rudy, Tim…
Everest Expedition – Sidharth Routray – Odia Paika
Start Date: 28 Mar 2022 – Reached Lukla Reached Everest Base Camp: 5th April 2022. Everest Final Summit Push; 1 AM on 12th April 2022 from Base Camp. Everest Summit Push from Camp4: 8 PM 14th April 2022 Everest Summit: 4:47 AM, 15th May 2022 In Memory and Honor of:…
Odia Payika Aconcagua Summit in 9 Days
Mount Aconcagua Expedition – Sidharth Routray Height: 22837 feet / 6961 meters Highest point in South American Continent Mountain Range: Andes Location: Mendoza Province, Argentina Expedition Company – Aventuras Patagonicas – https://patagonicas.com/ Lead Guide: Rolo Abaca Support Guide: Sebastian, Caesar Team: Sidharth Routray [India] Zeff [France] Zach Lowry [USA] Sarrah…
Hiking Trip to Santa Rosa Island
The Boat – by Island Cruise drop you at the Island for 2 days. The beginning was excellent, after 30 min in the pacific ocean we saw 1000s of dolphins jumping around the boat. And that keep you busy till you start seeing the faint white lines beaches and mountain…
Ruth Ginsberg Hike – Mt Harvard and Colombia
Back to beautiful Colorado in 2019 after a 3 year gap. On the way to Denver watched the movie on US Supreme Court judge Ruth Ginsberg – “On the basis of Sex” who went to Harvard and Colombia universities. Quite impressed she spearhead the gender equality in USA. Guess what…
Mt. Denali – Odia Mountaineer Sidharth Routray
16 June 2018 – Moun Denali Expedition Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. With a topographic prominence of 20,156 feet and a topographic isolation of 4,629 miles, Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated…