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The document recounts Major Ahluwalia's experience during the first successful expedition to Mount Everest in 1965, highlighting the emotional and spiritual significance of the climb. He emphasizes the importance of endurance, persistence, and will power in overcoming life's obstacles, as well as the value of companionship in such endeavors. Ultimately, Ahluwalia suggests that the greatest summit to conquer is the one within ourselves, which can lead to profound personal transformation.

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The Summit Within Summary in English

The document recounts Major Ahluwalia's experience during the first successful expedition to Mount Everest in 1965, highlighting the emotional and spiritual significance of the climb. He emphasizes the importance of endurance, persistence, and will power in overcoming life's obstacles, as well as the value of companionship in such endeavors. Ultimately, Ahluwalia suggests that the greatest summit to conquer is the one within ourselves, which can lead to profound personal transformation.

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The Summit Within Summary in English

In the year 1965, the expedition to Mount Everest was the first
successful expedition. Edmund Hillary and Major Ahluwalia were
also a part of this expedition. This chapter is a reminisce of this
expedition by Major Ahluwalia. He says that standing on the peak of
Mount Everest he felt humbled and joyful though he was physically
tired. He felt that this joy will remain with him all his life and was
thus thankful to God. Also, he was sad somewhere. Though he was
not sure about the reason, he thought that it was because now there is
no higher peak to climb.

In spite of climbing this summit, he thinks that there is also another


summit that we need to climb. It is the summit of our minds. As per
his observation, he said that a person requires three qualities to climb
any summit. Endurance, persistence, and will power be the three
qualities which a person needs to overcome the obstacles of his life.
Every person thus enjoys overcoming the obstacles.

On the question of why he chose to climb the Everest, he says that he


loves the mountains. As Mount Everest is the highest of them all and
it is a great struggle against rock and ice to climb it, he finds it very
challenging. He says that he has a strong urge to face the challenges
and overcome the obstacles. Also, to him, the joy of climbing Mount
Everest is too much as only a few can manage to do this. He adds
here that climbing Everest is not just a physical achievement but also
is an emotional and spiritual experience. This success has brought
him fame and also fulfillment.

He further says that this summit also is a lesson of companionship.


Two people share the same rope while climbing the mountain. One
climber needs to hold the rope firmly while the other one cuts the
steps in the hard ice. The second one then belays and then the first
one inches his way up. It is very difficult for a single man to think of
climbing a mountain. They need physical as well as the emotional
support of their partners.
Ahluwalia further states that after reaching the peak of Everest, they
all bowed down to God. He left a picture of Guru Nanak, Rawat left a
picture of Goddess Durga, Phu Dorji left a relic of Lord Buddha and
Edmund Hillary buried a Cross under the snow at the Everest.

He also says that every person has within him his own mountain
peak. Climbing this inner peak is also important as this climb will
also change him. He also adds that perhaps the internal summit is
even higher than the Everest.

Conclusion of The Summit Within

We can overcome any obstacle or situation in life if we have


endurance, persistence, and will power.

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