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Mountaineering
Kang Yatse at 13 — 20,000 Feet and Turning Back
After Everest Base Camp and the Chadar Trek came the real climb — reaching 20,000 feet on Kang Yatse before a health issue forced a turnaround — and what that taught her at thirteen.
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Powerlifting
Powerlifting at 14 — Inside Samya's Training Week
Squat, deadlift and the discipline behind 6 national gold medals — a look at how Gujarat's Strongest Girl trains for strength and the mountains.
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Mountaineering
Chadar Trek Survival — Lessons from a Frozen River
Crossing the frozen Zanskar at minus thirty-five degrees at age 11 — what the coldest trek in India teaches a young athlete about fear and patience.
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Mountaineering
Everest Base Camp at 9 — Gujarat's Youngest Girl on the Trail
How a nine-year-old from Ahmedabad trained for three months and trekked to 17,598 ft — becoming the youngest girl from Gujarat to reach Everest Base Camp.
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Powerlifting
Up a Category, Down Three PRs — WPI District 2026
3 Gold medals, 2 Champion of Champions titles, and 4 new personal records — Samya's latest meet in the Junior category at the WPI District Powerlifting Championship, Ahmedabad.
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Powerlifting
The Comeback Meet — 6 Golds at WRPF Gujarat 2026
Six gold medals and the Champion of Champions title in the Junior category at the WRPF Gujarat State Iron Powerlifting Championship — the meet that marked Samya's comeback.
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Lifestyle
What I Eat in a Day — Fuelling a Teen Athlete
A simple, honest look at how a fourteen-year-old mountaineer and powerlifter eats to train, recover and grow — mostly home-cooked, no magic shortcuts.
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Mindset
Mountaineer AND Powerlifter — How Two Sports Make Me Stronger
Climbing and lifting look like opposites. Here is how training for both makes each one stronger — and the mindset that ties them together.
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Weightlifting
Why I am Moving Toward Olympic Weightlifting
Powerlifting built the strength. Now the goal is the Olympic platform — the snatch, the clean and jerk, and the road that can lead all the way to representing India.
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Kang Yatse at 13 — 20,000 Feet and Turning Back
After Everest Base Camp and the Chadar Trek came the real climb — reaching 20,000 feet on Kang Yatse before a health issue forced a turnaround — and what that taught her at thirteen.
Read story →Powerlifting
Powerlifting at 14 — Inside Samya's Training Week
Squat, deadlift and the discipline behind 6 national gold medals — a look at how Gujarat's Strongest Girl trains for strength and the mountains.
Read story →Mountaineering
Chadar Trek Survival — Lessons from a Frozen River
Crossing the frozen Zanskar at minus thirty-five degrees at age 11 — what the coldest trek in India teaches a young athlete about fear and patience.
Read story →Mountaineering
Everest Base Camp at 9 — Gujarat's Youngest Girl on the Trail
How a nine-year-old from Ahmedabad trained for three months and trekked to 17,598 ft — becoming the youngest girl from Gujarat to reach Everest Base Camp.
Read story →