Harshvardhan Joshi (born 13 November 1995) is an Indian

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and sustainability advocate from

Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: �əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district w ...

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. He has climbed six mountains of 6000 meters and above in his mountaineering career which started in 2016. Joshi reached the summit of

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 heig ...

on 23 May 2021 in a carbon neutral effort.

Early life

Joshi was born in Vasai, Maharashtra, and schooled in his native village. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in IT from

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. Besides completing numerous mountaineering training, he finished a solo Ironman 70.3 distance triathlon during the pandemic in October 2020.

Mountaineering Expeditions

Joshi climbed

Stok Kangri Stok Kangri () is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Zazkar Mountains a Trans-Himalayan mountain in the Ladakh region of north India. The peak is located in Hemis National Park, 12 km southwest of the trailhead () in the villa ...

(20,187 ft) in 2016. On 4 October 2019, Joshi embarked on an expedition to climb Himlung Himal (7126 m, 23379.27 ft), a mountain in the remote Nar-Phu region of

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. On 23 May 2021, Joshi completed his climb to Mt. Everest. During his climb, he contracted the

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and faced two cyclones.

Training

* Method of Instruction (Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sport, Jammu & Kashmir)

Honors and awards

* Fit India Champion, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports *

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(IAA) Olive Crown Awards - Young Green Crusader of the Year 2022

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