Noida based Genesis Global School, a premier day-cum-residential school, organized the fifth episode of “Genesis Conversations” themed ‘Conquest of Everest or the self’ at their sprawling campus on January 24, in presence of the first school team of the world to scale Mount Everest.

’Genesis Conversations’, a literary activity aimed at academia-celebrity discussion commenced a conversation with the boys from The Lawrence School, Sanawar who have set the world record for being the first school team to achieve arguably mountaineering's toughest feat after scaling Mount Everest on May 21, 2013.

The team comprised of six students of class X to XII, Prithvi Singh Chahal, Fateh Singh Brar, Guribadat Singh Somal, Ajay Sohal, Shubham Kaushik and Raghav Joneja. Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to have scaled Everest, at 15 years and seven months.

"Safety was our major concern. There were some very dangerous passages during the climb but our sherpas (local guides) made sure that everyone reaches the top safely," said Colonel Neeraj Rana, ex- principal Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.

The candid discussion with the young achievers on various life and career dimensions, gave an opportunity to the students and faculty of Genesis Global School to interact with them and derive inspiration. The boys drew standing ovation and compliments from across the audience. All the team members have been awarded with ‘A’ alpha grades in basic as well as advance mountaineering courses by Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.

The event was moderated by Gurbir Singh, director (Sports) who is himself an Olympian shooter, Arjuna Awardee and an ex student of The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He said, “I am so happy to have moderated the talk as these young children are real Champions; having climbed the highest peak at this age, these boys have made a mark for everyone to follow. They have made us all proud. It is a unique and satisfying experience as a sportsman”.

Speaking at the occasion, Pramod Sharma, principal, Genesis Global School said, ‘We feel encouraged to see the young minds gain knowledge and tips from such inspiring sportsmen present with us today. We aim to continuously strive towards organizing an array of such platforms for the school children and the faculty. ’Genesis Conversations’ is one of our prestigious initiatives and we are looking forward to invite achievers from different walks of life.’

Genesis Global School, Noida is a premier day-cum-residential school offering a truly world class campus spread over 30 acres in Noida – Delhi NCR, with super connectivity via a 6 lane expressway. The school has been ranked No.7 among Day-cum-Boarding International schools in India and No.3 among Day-cum-Boarding schools in the Delhi/NCR region by the EducationWorld C-fore Survey in 2013.