She was told mountaineering has no future. But Baljeet Kaur proved all naysayers wrong by putting Indian mountaineering on the world map. On 75 years of India’s independence, @ThumsUpOfficial #HarHaathToofan celebrates the hands that have built the nation. Who comes to your mind when you hear #HarHaathToofan?
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00:00I have heard so many things from people, that there is no future for a crazy mountaineer like Sita.
00:06You are crazy, leave it.
00:30If you want to buy something, even for 100-200 rupees, we used to kill ourselves.
00:44Because we knew that our parents won't be able to give it.
00:51Every Sunday, I used to tell my mom to take me to Shimla.
00:54And they used to take us to Shimla.
00:56I used to wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning, because I wanted to see snow.
01:07When I went to Manali for the first time, I was shocked to see such huge mountains.
01:12Because I didn't know that there are such huge mountains.
01:14From that time, I started thinking that there can be even higher mountains.
01:18I want to see them.
01:26From where I am, girls are always looked down upon.
01:40They will get their nose cut, they will do this and that.
01:42And they don't have any shame.
01:44No one will marry them.
01:45So, breaking all those restrictions is really a challenge.
01:51But I have broken everything.
01:57I have broken everything.
02:11The turning point in my life was when I joined NCC.
02:15Because I was really happy that 10 girls from all over India have been selected.
02:20The day I was supposed to climb and summit, my oxygen mask broke 300 meters behind.
02:30If I had gone up, of course I would have died.
02:50I was really scared.
03:04I was really scared.
03:06When I closed my eyes, I used to see huge mountains.
03:09And I used to think everyday, can my dreams come true?
03:14So, I used to write everyday.
03:16And at the end, I used to say, one day it will happen.
03:19I have faith.
03:46I have heard so many things from people.
04:04There is no future in mountaineering.
04:07Leave it.
04:09So, for me, the moment was when I was standing on 8000, my eyes were heavy.
04:15I used to think that I have done something.
04:18This is our stormy moment.
04:39The flag that gives the identity of the country is always a storm.