<p>Most kids at her age tend to spend their time lazying around but eight-year-old Saanvi Sood loves trekking and scaling mountains.</p>.<p>Saanvi from Punjab's Rupnagar district has already waved the Indian flag at the base camp of Mount Everest.</p>.<p>She achieved this feat last year at the age of seven years and became the youngest girl in the country to do so, says her proud father Deepak Sood.</p>.<p>In July last year, Saanvi successfully scaled the African continent's highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro, situated at a height of 5,895 metres. She was at that time Asia's youngest girl to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, says Sood.</p>.R Praggnanandhaa reveals his motivation booster after Chess World Cup runner-up finish.<p>Her quest for climbing mountains continued this year as well.</p>.<p>Saanvi scaled Australia's highest peak Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 metres) in May and she climbed Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres) in Russia in July, becoming the world's youngest girl to do so.</p>.<p>Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann honoured Saanvi with a state award on Independence Day for her outstanding contribution in this field.</p>.<p>The young climber says her father motivated her to undertake trekking expeditions and climb mountains. She recalls that she grew a knack for trekking after visiting her father's work sites in hilly areas.</p>.<p>Saanvi's father is a civil contractor, whose work is mostly related to soil testing for projects in mountain areas.</p>.<p>“We used to visit Kedarnath and Mata Vaishno Devi temple every year. That is when I found that my daughter has very good stamina," recalls the mountaineer's father.</p>.Praggu fever grips Bengaluru's young chess players.<p>"As most of my work was in the hilly areas, Saanvi used to go along with me to my work sites. Once she covered an 18-km trek along with me at Rohtang, after which I felt that she could excel in this field,” Deepak says.</p>.<p>He adds that his daughter also goes cycling and practises yoga and other activities as part of her preparations for trekking and scaling mountains.</p>.<p>“We also do cardio and other exercises for good stamina,” says Deepak, who accompanies his daughter every time they climb a mountain.</p>.<p>Even as Saanvi is dedicated towards her preparation for the challenging task of scaling a mountain, she is equally focused on her academics.</p>.<p>Saanvi's mother helps her in her studies by preparing notes.</p>.<p>The girl's teachers also praise her for her doing well in academics, says Deepak stressing his daughter's effective management of time and well-planned routine.</p>.<p>“After scaling Mount Elbrus in July, she returned home at around 3 am. But she was ready to go to her school at 8 am,” he adds.</p>.<p>Saanvi, who studies in third standard in a school based in Mohali, says she wants to convey to all that girls can do anything they want if they are physically and mentally strong. </p>
<p>Most kids at her age tend to spend their time lazying around but eight-year-old Saanvi Sood loves trekking and scaling mountains.</p>.<p>Saanvi from Punjab's Rupnagar district has already waved the Indian flag at the base camp of Mount Everest.</p>.<p>She achieved this feat last year at the age of seven years and became the youngest girl in the country to do so, says her proud father Deepak Sood.</p>.<p>In July last year, Saanvi successfully scaled the African continent's highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro, situated at a height of 5,895 metres. She was at that time Asia's youngest girl to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, says Sood.</p>.R Praggnanandhaa reveals his motivation booster after Chess World Cup runner-up finish.<p>Her quest for climbing mountains continued this year as well.</p>.<p>Saanvi scaled Australia's highest peak Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 metres) in May and she climbed Mount Elbrus (5,642 metres) in Russia in July, becoming the world's youngest girl to do so.</p>.<p>Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann honoured Saanvi with a state award on Independence Day for her outstanding contribution in this field.</p>.<p>The young climber says her father motivated her to undertake trekking expeditions and climb mountains. She recalls that she grew a knack for trekking after visiting her father's work sites in hilly areas.</p>.<p>Saanvi's father is a civil contractor, whose work is mostly related to soil testing for projects in mountain areas.</p>.<p>“We used to visit Kedarnath and Mata Vaishno Devi temple every year. That is when I found that my daughter has very good stamina," recalls the mountaineer's father.</p>.Praggu fever grips Bengaluru's young chess players.<p>"As most of my work was in the hilly areas, Saanvi used to go along with me to my work sites. Once she covered an 18-km trek along with me at Rohtang, after which I felt that she could excel in this field,” Deepak says.</p>.<p>He adds that his daughter also goes cycling and practises yoga and other activities as part of her preparations for trekking and scaling mountains.</p>.<p>“We also do cardio and other exercises for good stamina,” says Deepak, who accompanies his daughter every time they climb a mountain.</p>.<p>Even as Saanvi is dedicated towards her preparation for the challenging task of scaling a mountain, she is equally focused on her academics.</p>.<p>Saanvi's mother helps her in her studies by preparing notes.</p>.<p>The girl's teachers also praise her for her doing well in academics, says Deepak stressing his daughter's effective management of time and well-planned routine.</p>.<p>“After scaling Mount Elbrus in July, she returned home at around 3 am. But she was ready to go to her school at 8 am,” he adds.</p>.<p>Saanvi, who studies in third standard in a school based in Mohali, says she wants to convey to all that girls can do anything they want if they are physically and mentally strong. </p>