On 27th January 2023, Yashodev Yash Ganasan, 15 years old recorded the 1st youngest Malaysian to conquer summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters/19,341 ft AMSL.

Yashodev started the expedition on 21st Jan 2023 with father A Ganasan K Arumugam (49), CEO of VSD Automation Sdn Bhd and mother Logeswari M.Shanmugam (46), senior engineer in SBU AD SELPJCJ, TNB and completed the 8 days Lemosho route on 28th Jan 2023.

Yashodev successfully made it to Uhuru Peak of Mt Kilimanjaro with his mom and his uncle Senthilnathan Shanmugam (42). While his father and his aunt Kamaleshwari M.Shanmugam (47) reached Stella Point at 5,756 metres/18,885 ft AMSL.

Mt Kilimanjaro is one of the 7 summits of the world and ranked at number 4 after Everest, Aconcagua and Denali.