IISc Professor Arpita Patra Summits World’s Highest Volcano Nevado Ojos del Salado
In March 2026, Arpita Patra, Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru(Karnataka), successfully summited Nevado Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest volcanic peak and the highest mountain in Chile, located on the Chile–Argentina border in the Atacama Desert.
In March 2026, Arpita Patra, Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru(Karnataka), successfully summited Nevado Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest volcanic peak and the highest mountain in Chile, located on the Chile–Argentina border in the Atacama Desert.
- With this achievement, she became the second Indian woman to scale the peak after Arunima Sinha, who completed the climb in 2019.
Details of Summit:
Expedition: Arpita Patra reached the summit of Nevado Ojos del Salado (6,893 metres) on 6 March 2026. The climb took her close to 7,000 metres(m) altitude, making it the highest elevation she has ever reached.
Previous Mountaineering Achievements: In May 2025, she became the first Indian woman to summit Mount Giluwe, and in October 2025, she became the second Indian woman to scale Pico de Orizaba.
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- She has previously climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in Africa, Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) in Europe, Mount Giluwe (4,367 m) in Oceania, and Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) in North America.
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