Everester tagit sorang

Chief Minister Pema Khandu: Kabak Yano (25) from Arunachal Pradesh has become the fifth woman from the state to scale Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak at 8848.86m.

Kabak Yano, the first woman from the Nyishi community, scaled the world’s highest mountain peak on Tuesday, Everester Tagit Sorang informed on Wednesday.

Yano, who hails from Kamle district, is a student of the Rashtriya Raksha University, Pasighat campus, and is also a member of the state’s women’s cricket team.