Mountaineer Priyanka does it Again, Becomes First Indian Woman to Scale Mt Annapurna Priyanka has earlier scaled Mt Everest, Mt Makalu, Mt Lhotse. The 26 years old Maharashtrian lady is an employee of Biocon subsidiary, Syngene International | 20 April 2021 8:26 AM GMT Priyanka Mohite, the 26-year old lady from Satara, Maharashtra has become the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world. She achieved the feat on April 16, 2021. Priyanka had earlier scaled Mt Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 meters. She holds the record of being the first Indian woman to scale Mt Makalu in May 2019.