City Doctor Usha Hegde becomes the first Mysurean to summit Mt. Everest
Mysore/Mysuru: Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, stands at 8,848.86 metres (29,031 ft.) and according to records, only 6,664 mountaineers of different nationalities have been able to complete the summit (reaching top of the Everest) and among them are 544 Indians. Joining the list of the elite mountaineers of the country and the world is 52-year-old Dr. Usha Hegde, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru. With this achievement, Dr. Usha has become the first Mysurean to summit Mount Everest.
