From tea stall to Mt Everest: Meghalaya’s Rifiness Warjri aims for seven summits

From tea stall to Mt Everest: Meghalaya’s Rifiness Warjri aims for seven summits

The 20-year-old mountaineer recently etched her name in history as the youngest person from the state to conquer Mount Everest

Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged-in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at an event organised in South Block in New Delhi

By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI: Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged-in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at an event organised in South Block, New Delhi on July 17. The expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate 60 glorious years of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. It was organised in collaboration with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HM…

Everest Climber Rifiness Warjri Meets Meghalaya Governor, Invited to Perform on Independence Day

Shillong, July 16: Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar today met 20-year-old Rifiness Warjri, the youngest person from Meghalaya to scale Mount Everest, at Raj Bhavan in Shillong. Warjri, a Botany student at St Anthony’s College and NCC cadet, achieved this feat on May 18, 2025, becoming the third woman from the state to reach the summit. […]

Rifiness Warjri becomes youngest from Meghalaya to summit Mount Everest

Shillong: A 20-year-old Rifiness Warjri from Meghalaya, has become the youngest person from the state to climb Mount Everest. Warjri, who hails from a modest background, completed the climb as part of her goal to summit the highest peaks on all seven continents. Originally from Nongthymmai and currently residing in the Laitkor area on the […] The post Rifiness Warjri becomes youngest from Meghalaya to summit Mount Everest appeared first on North…