Bachendri's brother to scale Mt Everest

Celebrity Indian mountaineer Bachendri Pal's younger brother, Rajendra Singh, along with two tribals from Jharkhand, are all set to scale the world's highest mountain peak, the Mount Everest.

Binita Soren and Meghlal Mahato, both of whom hail from district Seraikela in Jharkhand, along with Rajendra Sigh Pal, the younger brother of Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb the 29,035ft summit, will fly to Kathmandu on March 25th for the Eco-Everest expedition.

The trio will set on their journey, which is being sponsored by the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF), from March 26 and will reach the base camp on April 17. In the interim the team will also scale the Island Peak at a height 20,275ft.

The trekkers are expected to reach the summit by the end of May depending upon the prevailing conditions.

Mahato, who along with Binita climbed Mt Aconcagua in Argentina earlier this month said he was very excited and added that mountaineering has lifted him from the rubbles to the top of the world.

"I am very excited about the expedition. Mountaineering has lifted me from the poverty line to the Mt Everest," said Mahato, who holds a postgraduate degree in Economics. All three of them have been preparing hard at the TSAF under the watchful eyes of veteran Bachendri Pal.

"We have prepared well, both mentally and physically. The expedition to Aconcagua has helped a lot," said Binita, whose inception to mountaineering came as a chance.

"I come from village Tumlung. Three kilometres from my home there is the training center of TSAF. I had heard a lot about mountaineering and one day decided to visit the center with some of my friends and since then I have never looked back," said Binita, who has also Mt Stok Kangri (20,305ft) and Mt Saser Kangri (24,331ft) to her credit.