21-05-2025
Banker resigns to fulfill dream, scales Everest
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Panchkula
: Such was his passion that a
58-year-old banker
resigned from his job after not getting leave and spent Rs 40 lakh out of his provident fund to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
Navdeep Sood
, who returned to his Sector 25 house, was welcomed by residents and social organisations.
"I am happy that I could climb the mountain. But at that point in time, there was a mixed bag of feelings as there were some who quit just 100 m away from the target or met with an accident. There were all sort of good and tough experiences," Sood told TOI.
Before this, he climbed Mount Satopanth in Uttarakhand. Now, he plans to go on a cycling expedition on a world or India tour. He developed his interest in mountaineering when his father, who was in the Air Force, was posted in Meghalaya.
The time spent in childhood in the mountains increased his interest.
His wife, Sarita Sood, said he had full family support for Mount Everest. Mohit Gupta, founder of Solution Box, who welcomed him at his house, said, "If ever someone needs proof that age is just a number, then here is the proof. After retiring from a PSU bank, my friend achieved the unthinkable."
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