Om Madan Garg took a "one-on-one" adventure trip with his parents to Ever base Camp in Nepal. Overcoming difficulties on the rough, cold road, the boy became the youngest Singaporean to complete the 65km walking journey.
Everest base Camp is the first stop on the journey to the top of Everest. Currently, there are 2 Everest base Camp locations located in 2 different countries. The place he conquered was South Base Camp, a camp on the southern foundation at an altitude of 5,364m in Nepal.
"I want to see the whole world," said a 6-year-old boy in kindergarten at Canossaville Kindergarten. Om walked 65 km through remote villages, temples and monasteries in Nepal. On the way, the boy admired the beautiful scenery of the Himalaya mountains such as Everest, Lhotse and Lhotse Sar.
The boy's family, including father Mayur Garg (38 years old), mother gayatri Mahendram (39 years old) and Om, began a 10-day trip on September 28, with the support of a tour guide and two carryers. The entire journey was documented on the family's Youtube channel, in a series of films with a total of seven parts.
Om's miracle has been recognized by the Singapore Record Book. It is known that Om's parents took him on backpacking to Vietnam, Thailand and Laos when he was 2 and a half months old.
Om's father, Mr. Mayur, is a senior business analyst and is passionate about mountain climbing. He has conquered many mountain peaks in Indonesia, Russia and Tan nar. Mayur also visited Everett base Camp in November 2021 and thought it would be a fun trip with his family.
To prepare, his family watched videos on Youtube of other tourists recording the journey. At the same time, the 3 people set a daily exercise goal of six months before the trip.
We live in the Yio Chu Kang area and walk to Marina Bay Sands about 10km there, Mayur said. At the same time, he added that the exercise regimen also includes swimming, climbing stairs and traveling to other places.
The first friend and his family planned to walk 13 days on the trail. However, bad weather conditions have delayed their helicopter flight to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla for two days. This is also one of the most dangerous airports in the world.
To make up for the lost time, the whole family was forced to speed up and walk more every day. Notably, on the first day, they walked 12 km to Benkar village.
On the way, Om got sick and had to take medicine. However, the boy was determined to make the journey. Om's mother - Ms. gayatri said: "We brought many small cards to play with Om and the notebook. We also play games like tic-tac-toe to kill time."
Because of the cold weather, they do nothing at night and sleep from 7pm to save energy.
The image of the boy on the trail surprised other climbers. The family met a group of six Singaporeans, who gave Om their team's T-shirt as a souvenir.
On October 7, the whole family officially set foot in Everest base Camp. The three celebrated this special moment by throwing their helmets into the air and taking photos.
I felt so good. I did something I had never done before, Om said of his achievements.
The family returned to Kathmandu by helicopter after spending the night in the nearby town of Gorakshep. Their entire journey cost $10,000, including helicopter tickets, insurance and accommodation.
After the trip, Om set another goal of going to the base camp of Dablam, the top of the Himalaya. This is the third most popular place in Nepal for climbers, after Everest and Mera peak.
