Remembering Malli Mastan Babu
MeetUp
2.0 hrs
April 14, 2015 7:00 pm Tuesday
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Lamakaan and GHAC hold a memorial meeting for India's famous mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who laid his life while conquering Andes in March.

Hailing from GandhiJanaSangam, Nellore dist in AP, Mastan Babu Malli had his schooling from Sainik School Korukonda. Mastan was an adventurer and motivational speaker who holds the record of being the fastest "7 summiteer" in the world, i.e. he was the fastest person to climb summits in 7 continents. In 2006, he scaled 7 summits in the world in 172 days.

An IIT, IIMian, Malli worked as software engineer with Satyam Computers from 1998 to 2000. In 2006, he created world record by conquering all the seven highest peaks in seven continents in a span of contiguous seven months. He is called the "fastest Seven Summiteer".

He was reported missing on March 24th 2015 while scaling high mountains between Argentina and Chile.

He was a regular with GHAC and Lamakaan circles in Hyderabad.

Let us gather to reminiscence his inspiring life.

All are welcome.

Organizer
GHAC
http://www.ghac.in/