Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta today conquered Antartica’s highest point, Mount Sidley. With this feat, he became

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the first Indian and youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents.

According to the in-Reach Satellite, Communicator Satyarup was carrying, he summited Mount Sidley at 6. 28 in the morning  Indian Standard Time at a temperature of minus 40-degree Celsius.

He achieved the feat at the age of 35 years and 262 days.  Australia’s Daniel Bull had done it at the age of 36 years 157 days. Last year, Satyarup had scaled the highest volcanic peak in North America, Pico de Orizaba.

Satyarup hails from Haridevpur in South Kolkata and is a software engineer by profession.