Madikeri, April 3 -- While trekking up mountains is a passion for many, a youth from Kodagu has taken that passion to an extraordinary level by climbing the district's highest peak a hundred times.

Areyada Girish Thimmaiah from Paadi village near Napoklu has achieved the rare feat of scaling Thadiyandamol, the tallest mountain in Kodagu, 100 times.

Rising to a height of 1,748 metres above sea level in the Western Ghats, Thadiyandamol is considered one of the most challenging treks in the region. Climbing it even once requires endurance and determination. Doing it a hundred times is a remarkable accomplishment.

Girish's fascination with the mountain dates back to the early 1990s. Around 1994, when foreign tourists frequently visited Kod...