Guwahati: A former state-level woman cricketer and a mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh— Kabak Yano has made history by becoming the first woman from the Nyishi tribe to successfully climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,848.86 meters.
In the quest, she has also become the youngest female from the Northeastern region of the country to achieve this amazing feat.
According to reports she reached the summit at 11:50 am, on Tuesday (May 21) along with fellow climbers Babu Sherpa, Ngima Dorjee Sherpa, Subash Rai, Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa, and Shere Sherpa from Nepal.
In the process, Yano who resides in Kamle district, became the fifth woman from Arunachal Pradesh to achieve this magnificent feat.
Peak Promotion, a government-recognized leading trekking and mountaineering agency in Nepal confirmed this feat.
According to reports Yano has been an avid mountaineer and has gone through extensive mountaineering training.
She has completed the Basic Mountaineering Course from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling.
Moreover, she also did the Advanced Mountaineering Course and the Search and Rescue Course from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh.
She is also a former state-level cricket player for Arunachal Pradesh and an alumnus of the Rashtriya Raksha University in Pasighat.