Jaipur’s father-son duo climb atop Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa

Jaipur, June 25

A Jaipur man and his 16-year-old son climbed the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on Saturday. 

The duo — Neeraj Bhardwaj, 48, and his son Aditya Bhardwaj — reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro located in Tanzania in Africa. They hoisted the national flag on the summit as well as the flag of St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest stand-alone mountain in the world. This was the first ever attempt by the Jaipur-based father and son duo to climb the peak, their family members said on Sunday.   

Neeraj said this was an experience of a lifetime. There are no words to explain this experience, he said and added that they felt like they were on top of the world.

All their hard work and efforts have finally paid off, said an elated Neeraj. 

Neeraj further said that the climb was a big challenge for them. They began their ascent for the peak at 12 in the night so as to reach by sunrise. The freezing temperatures and strong winds proved to be a major challenge for them.

The father and son reached Stella point which is the second highest point at 9.03 am. The remaining stretch to the summit took one and a half hours to complete.

Neeraj is a businessman and his son Aditya is a Class 12 student at St. Xavier’s School here.