Kathmandu [Nepal], May 28 (ANI): Oldest woman to scale Mount Everest Sangeeta Bahl from Jammu and Kashmir met Ambassador of India to Nepal Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday.

As per Twitter handle 'India in Nepal', the 53-year-old's husband, who had climbed Mt. Everest in 2016, also accompanied her to meet Ambassador Puri.

"Ambassador Puri with Ms. Sangeeta Bahl, India's oldest woman to have scaled Mt Everest at age 53 and her husband Ankur Bahl, who climbed Mt Everest in 2016", the tweet read.

Reportedly, Sangeeta scaled the Everest with help of two sherpas. She has already conquered six out of the seven highest peaks of the world.

Earlier in May, Haryana's climber, Shivangi Pathak became the youngest Indian to achieve this feat.

The Everest stands to be an 8,848-metre high peak. (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)