Sanjay Pandit; an ultra marathon runner and the world record holder for staying half naked at Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe, for 6 minutes and 3 seconds at the temperature of minus 60 degree Celsius; has announced to climb the highest peak of Australia – Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) moving backwards. He announced so in a ceremony at Singh Darbaar where he was handed over a Nepali flag by the Finance Minister Ramsharan Mahat, Councillor Hira Bahadur KC and Former Councillor Mukti Prasad Sharma along with the best wishes and commitment from them to support him for his expedition from the government’s side.

NeoStuffs asked him why does he want to do so and if he is confident that he can actually climb such a high peak walking backwards, and he answered, “I want to take Nepal’s glory to the peak and let the world know about my amazing country. I am confident that I will be able to do it because I always give my 100% to achieve what I wish for and also, I have the good wishes and love from all my fellow Nepalese people.”

He had also set a new record by climbing Kilimanjaro in just 6 hours and 13 minutes, which is the fastest by a South Asian. Not only that, he also holds the record for running the longest distance in Nepal, which is 2,495 kilometers. The Ministry of Youth and Sports had recently awarded him with the National Youth Award on International Youth Day on August 12th.

The mountaineer is currently on his mission to scale the tallest peaks of all seven continents. He has already climbed Asia’s Mount Everest and Manaslu; Africa´s highest peak Kilimanjaro and Europe’s Mt. Elbrus. He will leave for his expedition in Australia on November 14th.

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