Mountaineering is also known as alpinism, the adventurous activity of climbing mountains. It ranges from hiking on trails and simple rock to climbing and scaling the world's highest peaks. For such adventurous activities need different qualities such as fearlessness, daring, and so on. Let's meet Gayatri Mohanty, an extra ordinary mountaineer, fitness consultant, nutritionist, and motivational speaker from Odisha. Gayatri has dared to conquer a few of the most global highest peaks with an indomitable spirit and unyielding determination. She proves resilience during her journey, such as completing Chadar trip in ladakh with a broken wrist.
Gayatri Mohanty spent her childhood days in a small town in Odisha where society's expectations did not allow its women much exploration. Despite all these challenges, she is encouraged to pursue her passion. She had a fantastic career in corporate banking but, with time, she felt that her actual passion was in fitness and mountaineering. She took a huge leap by changing the career track. Gayatri holds certifications as a climber, nutritionist, and fitness trainer. Her narrative is one of perseverance, self-realization, and the bravery to follow a path that is most interesting to oneself. Gayatri Mohanty conquered the world's highest peaks. Gayatri climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, Australia's Mount Kosciusko, and Russia's Mount Elbrus.
Some of the greatest feats that Gayatri Mohanty has achieved are to be the first woman in the world who conquers three out of Seven Summits within 16 months that also covers the pandemic era of COVID-19. In 2018, Gayatri Mohanty completed the Chadar Trek of 70 km in Ladakh during which she broke her wrist. Freezing temperatures could not stop her from the expedition. Besides these mountaineering achievements, Gayatri Mohanty is also very much a spirited motivational speaker.
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Gayatri Mohanty interacts with and explores various institutions and events and shared her journey through which other people get motivated for taking charge of their life by putting fitness first. People tend to come out of their personal or physical or mental barriers, and they do take a challenge. And her mantra has been "Believe, Inspire, Achieve," emphasizing the need for others to feel their potential as well as achievement in all realms of life. Gayatri has a message, which is essentially one of power, resilience, and believing that one can change and do different things.
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Gayatri Mohanty's personal philosophy revolves around compassion, understanding, resilience, and perseverance. She is a person who takes life with compassion, is uncompromising with her goals yet does not bend on her principles, and heads into the fire. Her mantra, "Believe, Inspire, Achieve," says it all-including self-belief, inspiration of others, and constant betterment. These values have enabled her to go through many fires and are a testimony to her strength and will.
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