Indian mountaineer Amarprakash on his Everest experience

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Indian mountaineer Amarprakash speaks about his Everest experience of 1985 - He says that he was the youngest team member during that time and he is regarded as the fittest man of all members. For the trek to be a successful one, he says that a good weather is very important. It entirely depends on the weather condition if the trek would go on smoothly and also one should be mentally and physically strong for the challenges. The 22-member team led by ace mountaineer Colonel Ajay Kothiyal was flagged off by Army Deputy Chief Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali on March 12. On 20th May the first summit team reached Camp-HI and the next day they reached South Col around 1300 hours. The same night the summit attempt started. After making their way through severe winds and subfreezing conditions, the first p