Sports · 8 July 2026
Tshering Choden scales Mount Elbrus
Exam-focused facts from the 8 July 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Sikkim mountaineer Tshering Choden successfully scaled Mount Elbrus in Russia.
- Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe and has a height of 5,642 metres.
- The achievement was announced by the Sikkim Mountaineering Association (SMA).
- This ascent is the second successful summit for Tshering Choden in the Seven Summits mission.
- She previously climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, in August 2025.