Gangtok, July 6 -- Sikkim mountaineer Tshering Choden has successfully scaled Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, marking another proud chapter in the state's growing mountaineering legacy. She reached the 5,642-metre summit in Russia at around 7:30 am local time on Sunday, the Sikkim Mountaineering Association (SMA) confirmed in a statement.

The ascent is a major milestone in her pursuit of the Seven Summits challenge, one of the most respected feats in world mountaineering, which requires climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Mount Elbrus is the second peak Tshering Choden has conquered in this mission.

Second Summit In The Seven Summits Mission Tshering Choden began her Seven Summits journey with Mount ...