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Debabrata Mukherjee (mountaineer)
Debabrata Mukherjee (born 20 January 1962) is an Indian mountaineer and explorer from West Bengal. He was the oldest, first civilian Indian to climb Mount Everest from the North Col. He is also the first person to cross Chaukhamba Col from Badrinath to reach Gangotri. Climbing career Mount Everest Debabrata Mukherjee climbed the North-Col and NE Ridge with Biplob Vaidya on 25 May 2014 and set foot on the summit of Mount Everest at 8:46 am. He was the team leader of this expedition. The same day Malavath Purna the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Mountaineering expeditions Mukherjee climbed Mt. Saife in 1986 Kamet 1988 Mount Yunam in 2005 as a Team leader and successful climber Uja Tirche in 2005 as a Team leader and successful climber (new route) Mount Karcha as a Team leader and successful climber 2008 Mount K. R. V East Face as a Team leader 2013 Mount Everest Oldest person to climb successfully fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow height) of was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities. Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. , over 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain. The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers. As Nepal did not allow foreigners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and it is the eleventh most prominent mountain summit in the world. It gives its name to the Mont Blanc massif which straddles parts of France, Italy and Switzerland. Mont Blanc's summit lies on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy, and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France. Ownership of the summit area has long been a subject of dispute between France and Italy. The Mont Blanc massif is popular for outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, trail running and winter sports like skiing, and snowboarding. The most popular climbing route to the summit of Mont Blanc is the Goûter Route, which typically takes two days. The three towns and their communes which surround Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Sportspeople
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the writing system ** Bengali–Assamese script *** Bengali (Unicode block), a block of Bengali characters in Unicode * Bengali, Nancowry, a village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India * , a ship launched in 1837 and wrecked in 1951 * Bengali, member of the ThunderCats * Bengali-Fodé Koita, Guinean footballer * Bengali Keïta, Guinean centre-back * Bengali Market, ancient market in New Delhi, India * Bengali River, river in northern Bangladesh * Bengali Singh, Indian politician * Abdul Wahid Bengali, 19th-century theologian * Ali Sher Bengali, 16th-century Sufi * Athar Ali Bengali, politician and teacher * Izzatullah Bengali, 18th-century Persian language author * Mohamed Bengali, Ivorian footballer * Muhammad Salih Bengali, 18th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Mountain Climbers
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Summiters Of Mount Everest
The first attempts to summit Mount Everest by Indians were in 1960. The first Indians to reach the summit were a group led by Captain M.S. Kohli in 1965. 422 Indians made a total of 465 attempts between 1965 and 2018. These include 43 repeat attempts by 29 summiteers. There have been 81 attempts by 74 women and 7 repeat attempts by 4 female summiteers from India. Kasturi Savekar from Kolhapur, India climbed Mount Everest on 14 May 2022. Major achievements By decade A decade-by-decade breakup of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest. 1960 to 1999 1960 The first Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1960 by Indian Army led by Brigadier Gyan Singh and this was unsuccessful. Climbers Colonel Narendra Kumar, Sonam Gyatso, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached up to 28,300 feet (8,625 meters) but due to extremely bad weather they had to turn back. 1962 The second Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1962 by Indian Army led by Major John Dias and this was also uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mount Everest Records
This article lists different records related to Mount Everest. One of the most commonly sought after records is a "summit", to reach the highest elevation point on Mount Everest. Records Highest number of times to reach the summit Other number of times records Most times per nation First to summit a certain number of times Double summiting records Fastest ascents *Pemba Dorje's Everest record has now been rejected by the Nepal Supreme Court, the Nepal Ministry of Tourism, and ''Guinness World Records''. Deadliest accident Oldest summiters This table shows the progression of the record for oldest male summiter, as well as some additional examples of aged summiters for comparison Tenzing Norgay was older than his climbing partner Sir Edmund Hillary, as the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit, they became the modern-day starting point for the oldest and youngest climbers respectively. This table shows the progression of the record for oldest female su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mount Everest Records Of India
This is list of Mount Everest records of Indian nationals have achieved. Records * Chhanda Gayen became the first Indian to climb to the summit of any two Eight-thousanders - Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse in one go on 18 May 2013. She completed the traverse the summit of Mount Everest to the summit of Mount Lhotse in 22 hours. *Satish Gogineni is the fastest Indian to summit two 8000ers. He summited Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse within 20 Hours. * First Gujarati sisters to climb Mount Everest, Aditi Vaidya (25 yrs.) and Anuja Vaidya (21 yrs.) Reached the top on 22 May 2019. They are from Surat. * Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu is an Indian mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest seven times. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2014. Early life and background Dharmshaktu is from Bona village, Pithoragarh district, Utta ... - climbed Mount Everest seven times. * In 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mount Everest Summiters By Number Of Times To The Summit
The list consists of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest more than once. By 2013, 6,871 summits have been recorded by 4,042 people. Despite two hard years of disaster (2014 and 2015), by the end of 2016 there were 7,646 summits by 4,469 people. In 2018 about 800 people summited, breaking the record for most in one year compared to 2013, in which 667 summited Mount Everest. As of July 2022, there have been approximately 11,346 summit ascents by 6,098 people. ''Note all information may not be completed/updated, it can take months and even years to update summit counts as confirmed by sources'' List of Mount Everest summitters Unclear sources additional ''Cases of possible confusion over names, sources, or unclear references'' Adventure Consultants report on summits and people by 2016: *Da Jangbu Sherpa, Nepal, 13 summits *Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, Nepal, 11 summit *Kami Rita Sherpa, Nepal, 14 summits *Purba Chhoter Sherpa (Ang Jangbu), 8 summits *Chhewang Dorji Sherpa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Summiters Of Mount Everest - Year Wise
The first attempts to summit Mount Everest by Indians were in 1960. The first Indians to reach the summit were a group led by Captain M.S. Kohli in 1965. 422 Indians made a total of 465 attempts between 1965 and 2018. These include 43 repeat attempts by 29 summiteers. There have been 81 attempts by 74 women and 7 repeat attempts by 4 female summiteers from India. Kasturi Savekar from Kolhapur, India climbed Mount Everest on 14 May 2022. Major achievements By decade A decade-by-decade breakup of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest. 1960 to 1999 1960 The first Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1960 by Indian Army led by Brigadier Gyan Singh and this was unsuccessful. Climbers Colonel Narendra Kumar, Sonam Gyatso, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached up to 28,300 feet (8,625 meters) but due to extremely bad weather they had to turn back. 1962 The second Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1962 by Indian Army led by Major John Dias and this was also u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satopanth Glacier
The Satopanth glacier is situated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The river Alaknanda, one of the primary headstreams of the Ganges, has its origin in the Satopanth glacier. The glacier is one of the most popular glaciers in Uttarakhand among tourists. Mountaineers consider it somewhat challenging to scale. Name origin The term ‘Satopanth’ is perhaps derived from two words – ‘Sat-o’ meaning of truth, and ‘Panth’ meaning path or way. So its literal meaning is the path of truth. Geography Satopanth glacier lies on the northwest side of Nilkantha, a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas. It sits below a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) face of the peak. Originating at a height of 7000 meters from the peaks of the Chaukhamba (7068m) and the Badrinath (6974m) mountains, the glacier spreads over a vast expanse of 13 km, this glacier melts into water at an altitude of 3810 meters. The Narayan Parvat and the foot of Balkun or Balakun peak, tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagirathi Parbat III
Bhagirathi Parbat III (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत III) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. It is the 95th highest peak located entirely within Uttarakhand, India. (The highest in this category is Nanda Devi.) The summit is . It is the third highest peak of the Bhagirathi Massif. It was first climbed by Britishers Kolin Kirkus and Charles Warren in 1933, by way of the southeast ridge. Climbing history Its first ascent by Britishers Kolin Kirkus and Charles Warren was completed in 1933. The first successful ascent by an Indian was on 20 October 1966. Janez Jeglic and Silvo Karo climbed the overhanging west face On 7 September 1990. On 15 September 2015 at 11:15 am Debabrata Mukherjee and his team successfully summited Mt. Bhagirathi III via the north ridge. Neighboring and subsidiary peaks The following are neighboring or subsidiary peaks: * Bhagirathi Parbat I, 6,856 m (22493 ft) * Bhagirathi Parbat II, 6,512 m (21365 ft) * Satopanth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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