New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Age proved to be no barrier for Poona A Bamba, a retired Delhi High Court judge who took on an unexpected challenge in November 2024: trekking to Everest Base Camp with her husband, Anil Bamba, then 66, an experienced traveller and former bureaucrat.

What began as an unplanned decision turned into a 10-day trek spanning more than 65 kilometres across rugged mountain trails, dense forests, suspension bridges and freezing conditions.

The couple reached Everest Base Camp, located at an altitude of 5,364 metres.

"I thought to myself, if he can go at the age of 66, why can't I?" Bamba recalled, as reported by The Indian Express.

Initially, she had not planned to join her husband. But when he struggled to find companio...