'ABC has always been a dream, but I never thought I’d be doing it with my infant,' says Sheena. Photos: Sheena Prasannan
“My husband and I are avid hikers, and our daughter has been on hikes with us since she was three weeks old. We wanted to do something different for her birthday," said Sheena, adding that the couple uprooted from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu in 2018 after Ragavendra got a job transfer. Tantrums, hiking at a slower pace, heavier luggage and lesser sleep were some of the challenges of backpacking with a baby, says Sheena.
“Usually, this trail takes between eight and 10 days. However, we hiked extra long hours as we wanted to reach the peak on her birthday on July 23. The couple never knew Akshra would be the youngest person in the world to reach the ABC until they applied for their hiking permit in Kathmandu. “Ragavendra and I were the porters, carrying all our supplies, Akshra’s things and Akshra. I am still breastfeeding my little girl, so that was another reason we could climb ABC with Akshra. There wasn’t a need to carry water and formula milk, which helped to lighten our load,” said Sheena.But there were, of course, various challenges involved in carrying a young child all the way up to the base camp.
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