Aparna Kumar (IPS:2002:UP), DIG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has become the first civil servant to scale Mount Denali, the highest peak in North America.
“We congratulate Aparna Kumar, DIG Northern Frontier ITBP on summitting Mount Denali, the highest peak of North America (20,310 feet) and completing her seventh Summit in her mission ‘Seven Summits’ Challenge. She is the first civil servant and IPS officer to achieve this rare feat,” the ITBP tweeted from their official account.
This was her 7th summit in her ‘7 Summits’ challenge.
Aparna left India for mission Denali on June 15 and was expected to meet the summit around July 10 but was able to complete her expedition before time. She scaled the peak on Sunday in her third attempt after two attempts in 2018 and 2017.
