Top 6 Inspiring Indian Women Who Conquered Mount Everest
Akash Yadav
24-05-2024, 17:30 IST
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Recently, a 16-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan climbed Mount Everest from the Nepal side. She has become the youngest Indian mountaineer to do so. Here are 6 other inspiring Indian women who scaled the Everest. Tap to check!
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Anshu Jamsenpa
Anshu became the first woman to climb Mt Everest twice in 5 days in 2017. She first achieved this on May 16, and then again on May 21, 2017.
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Arunima Sinha
Arunima Sinha is a mountaineer and a national volleyball player who became the first amputee to climb Everest in 2013.
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Bachendri Pal
Bachendri Pal climbed Everest in 1984 becoming the first Indian woman to do so. She received Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in 2019.
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Dicky Dolma
An accomplished climber and skier, Dicky Dolma scaled Mount Everest under the India-Nepal women’s Everest exploration in 1993. She was just 19 then.
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Premlata Agarwal
Hailing from Jharkhand, Premlata Agarwal is the first Indian woman mountain climber to scale the seven summits, the seven highest peaks of the world.
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Santosh Yadav
Avoiding all hurdles Santosh Yadav, climbed Mt Everest twice. First in 1992 when she was 20 and second in 1993.
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