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And even if you are younger, do not undertake this journey if you don't have that extra physical fitness," she said while speaking from the base camp at Athirumala. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dhanya Sanal, an Indian Information Service officer, who made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to scale the Agasthyarkoodam peak, has warned aspiring women trekkers to prepare for 'an extremely tough terrain that demands extra physical fitness' . The 13.5km trek to the basecamp will also put to test your physical abilities," Dhanya said. Out of the 4,700 trekkers who registered for trekking inside the biosphere reserve, 100 are women. "During the climb to the peak, I had to hang on to ropes like a monkey to get past the rocky terrain in four locations..