Mastan Malli

Mastan Babu Malli is an accomplished mountaineer who hails from Andhra Pradesh, India. He had set a world record by ascending the seven tallest peaks in seven continents in 171 days. From then he has been known as the fastest seven summiteer. He is also the first and so far only climber from India to do so.

Background

Mastan Malli was born to farmers in Nellore, a coastal district in Andhra Pradesh in India.

Education

He attended the Sainik School in Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh, India. He stood in the merit list of National Level Science Talent Search Exam, Best Swimmer Award and Obstacle competition. He went to the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jameshedpur in Electrical Engineering (1992 -96) and then the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur for a Masters in electronics. After 3 years at Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Hyderabad, he got an M.B.A from Indian's prestigious management school - IIM Calcutta, in 2004. He was the Founder of the Adventure Club of IIM, Calcutta, in 2003. He organised several much appreciated adventure activities for the students. He was awarded "Dr. BC Roy Award for best outstanding Contribution to Campus life".

At this point, he decided to follow his childhood dream - to climb Mt. Everest - and thus he opted out of campus placements.

Planning

When Mastan was in school in Andra Pradesh, a senior school mate, Uday Bhaskar, was killed in an avalanche while climbing Everest. Mastan decided to finish what his fellow senior started. Carrying a picture of Uday with him, Mastan climbed Kilimanjaro and Koziuszko, Australia in early 2006, then Everest. It was at this point that he decided that if he climbed Everest, why not the other 6? His friends saved up $70,000 towards his total trip expenses of $100,000. He is also planning to run 29 marathons in each of the 29 states in India to inspire other athletes.

Records

Mastan accomplished this feat and climbed each mountain on a different day of the week and a different month. He climbed them all in a total of 171 days, beating the previous record of 187 days.

WORLD RECORDS

Fastest Seven Summiter in the World.

Only person in the world to do 7 summits on seven different days of the week, each in a different calendar month.

INDIAN RECORDS

1st Indian to accomplish 7 Summits.

1st Indian To Summit Mt. Vinson Massif, tallest peak in Antarctica.

Fastest Indian Ascent of Kilimanjaro (3.5 days), Aconcagua (10 days), Denali (6 days)and Elburs (2 days). He is planning to start an adventure sports company.

Statistics

1. Mt Everest Nepal/Asia 29,035 ft/8,850 m Sunday, May 21, 2006

2. Mt Denali USA/North America 20,035 ft/6,194 m Monday, July 10, 2006

3. Mt Elbrus Russia/Europe 18,511 ft/5,642 m Tuesday, June 13, 2006

4. Mt Kilimanjaro Tanzania/Africa 19,341 ft/5,895 m Wednesday,March 15, 2006

5. Mt Vinson Massif Antarctica/Antarctica 16,067 ft/4,897 m Thursday, January 19, 2006

6. Mt Aconcagua Argentina/South America 22,841 ft/6,962 m Friday, February 17, 2006

7. Mt Kosciuzsko Australia/Australia 7,510 ft/ 2,228 m Saturday April 01, 2006

Interesting trivia, he climbed each mountain on a different day of the week and a different consecutive month from January to July.

External links

* [http://www.1stindian7summits.com 1stIndian7summits Official Website]
* [http://www.7summits.com World 7 Summits Website]
* [http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAwNi8wNS8yNiNBcjAwMjAy&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom Times Of India]
* [http://www.everestnews.com/Summitclimb2005/everestnepal2006dis05242006.htm EverestNews.com]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/30/stories/2005093017410100.htm The Hindu]
* [http://www.itispossible.org Babu's UpComing Events Website]
* http://itispossiblechad.spaces.live.com ( Malli's Mega Marathon & North Pole Expedition Blog )

Malli mastan babu is from nellore a coastal district in andhra pradesh. In future he is planning to set up a sports adventure business.