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How the man who almost lost his lung power due to Corona became a mountaineer
He almost lost his lung power due to Corona. He started walking, marathons and swimming to regain his previous strength. This man has now embarked on an expedition to climb the seven highest mountains of the seven continents. As part of that, he conquered Mount Kilimanjaro in June. Fashion designer Prabal Barmanla told Sajeeb Miya the story of becoming a mountaineer
How the man who almost lost his lung power due to Corona became a mountaineer
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How the man who almost lost his lung power due to Corona became a mountaineer
He almost lost his lung power due to Corona. He started walking, marathons and swimming to regain his previous strength. This man has now embarked on an expedition to climb the seven highest mountains of the seven continents. As part of that, he conquered Mount Kilimanjaro in June. Fashion designer Prabal Barman tells Sajeeb Mia the story of becoming a mountaineer
Published: 05 July 2025, 21: 01
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Mountaineer Prabal BarmanPhoto: Courtesy of Prabal Barman
The second wave of Corona was going on then. I work in a private institution in Banani. I went to the office during the lockdown. While doing this, Corona attacked my body. I was confined to my room for a few days. While serving me, my mother also tested positive for Corona. I was suffering from various complications including breathing problems. As my condition continued to worsen, I was admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital on March 27, 2021. My mother was also admitted with me.
Every day, someone in the ward was dying. I could not breathe at all. I was on oxygen support day and night. After three-four days, the test showed that 80 percent of my lungs were infected. I was scared. 24 hours in the hospital felt like 24 days. I was constantly thinking about death—what I could have done in life, what I hadn’t done. One day, I remembered a promise I made in 2007. I had jokingly told my university friends that I would go on an Everest expedition by 2020. But with my studies, job, and family responsibilities on my shoulders, I couldn’t walk that path anymore.
On the seventh or eighth day of my hospitalization, my physical condition deteriorated again. When the doctor called my mother aside and said that they were trying their best, I heard that too. I saw that my mother was devastated after hearing that. Even then, she comforted me and said, “Nothing will happen to you.”
I also told my mother, “Yes, mother, I have to go home.”
