Aparna Kumar for her next Expedition of conquering the Highest Peak of Europe Continent. She reached St. Petersberg, Russia on 25 July along with 10 other climbing members to scale Mount Elbrus (5642 metres, around 18,510 feet). The climb began on 26 July and on 4 August at around 12.30 pm India Time, the team finally reached the summit. She again made History as she became the first ever All India Service officer (IAS, IPS, IFS), both male and Female to achieve this feet. She came in communication range on 5 August and shared the good tidings with the family and friends.
Mount Elbrus Russia. The name "Elbrus" is a metathesis of "Alborz", which is also the name of a long mountain range in northern Iran. It is derived from Avestan "Harā Bərəzaitī", which is a legendary mountain in Iranian mythology. "Harā Bərəzaitī" reflects Proto-Iranian *"Harā Bṛzatī", which was reformed into Middle Persian as "Harborz", and into Modern Persian as "Alborz". "Bṛzatī" is the feminine form of the adjective *"bṛzant" ("high"), the reconstructed ancestor of Modern Ossetian "bærzond" ("high", "peak"), Modern Persian "barz" ("high"), "berāzande" ("elegant"), and "boland" ("high", "tall"), and Modern Kurdish "barz" ("high"). "Harā" may be interpreted as "watch" or "guard", from