1yo Malaysian toddler is youngest ever to reach Nepal’s Annapurna Base Camp


  • People
  • Tuesday, 11 Oct 2022

'ABC has always been a dream, but I never thought I’d be doing it with my infant,' says Sheena. Photos: Sheena Prasannan

A one-year-old toddler from Sabah has made history as the world's youngest person to reach Nepal’s Annapurna Base Camp (ABC).

In July, Akshra Ragavendra's parents, pilot Ragavendra Gopalakrishnan, 32, and yoga instructor Sheena Prasannan, 32, carried her in a hiking harness all the way up to the ABC to celebrate her first birthday.

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