Naveen Mallesh, a renowned mountaineer from Bangalore, has set a new record by summiting Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia on 25th February 2023 at 05:59 AM and Mount Fansipan in Vietnam on 28th February 2023 at 04:48 PM in just 3 days 10 hours and 49 mins.
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Naveen Mallesh with the Indian flag and Karnataka flag at Mt Fansipan and Mt Kinabalu respectively
Mount Kinabalu is the highest peak in Malaysia and is also known as the highest peak in South East Asia, standing at an impressive 4,095 meters. Mount Fansipan, on the other hand, is the highest peak in Vietnam and the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula with the nickname “The Roof of Indochina“, reaching a height of 3,147 meters.
Naveen Mallesh’s record has been officially verified and confirmed by both the Indian Book of Records and the Asian Book of Records as the “Fastest to summit mountain peaks of Malaysia and Vietnam by an individual” The record for being the fastest to summit mountain peaks of Malaysia and Vietnam was set by Naveen Mallesh (born on June 10, 1987) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He summitted Mount Kinabalu (4095 m) of Malaysia on February 25, 2023, at 5:59 am and Mount Fansipan (3143 m) of Vietnam on February 28, 2023, at 4:48 pm; completing the summit of both mountains in 3 days, 10 hours and 49 minutes, as confirmed on March 7, 2023.
Naveen Mallesh has also become the first Indian to hoist the Indian flag and Karnataka flag on both summits in a record time of 3 days 10 hours and 49 mins, accomplished by trekking through challenging terrain and weather conditions.
“It is always a proud moment for me to hoist the Indian flag on all the summits I climb. Never knew that it would become a record but I am thrilled to have achieved this feat and to be able to motivate and inspire many mountaineers in India and across the world,” said Naveen Mallesh.
