Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

and the first Indian to climb the

Seven Summits The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents. Climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. Climbing the Seven Summits a ...

and

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three times. He is a veteran of more than 30 mountaineering expeditions across seven continents that include the

expedition four times.

Early life and education

Jamwal is a third-generation soldier who was born on 26 December 1975 to Sh Onkar Singh, a Havildar in the Indian Army. His family is from Badhori of Samba District in the Indian state of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

. He completed his primary and secondary education from Army School, Ratnuchak. He cleared the Officer Examination (Army Cadet College) and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1998.

Mountaineering

Jamwal underwent a course in mountaineering at High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg where he discovered his love for mountaineering. He has had a varied experience of completing 30 mountaineering expeditions, which includes Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world;

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, the highest peak of South America;

Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus ( rus, links=no, Эльбрус, r=Elbrus, p=ɪlʲˈbrus; kbd, Ӏуащхьэмахуэ, 'uaşhəmaxuə; krc, Минги тау, Mingi Taw) is the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the we ...

, the highest peak of Europe;

Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and ab ...

, the highest peak of Africa;

Carstensz Pyramid Puncak Jaya (; literally "Glorious Peak") or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz () on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of , is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth. The mountain is located in the Sudi ...

, the highest peak of Australia; and

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, the highest peak of North America.

Awards and honours

On 31 August 2013, Jamwal was awarded the highest National award for adventure, the

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. He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 15 January 2015. On the same date the next year (15 January 2016) he was awarded a bar to his Vishisht Seva Medal VSM. He was awarded the

Indian Mountaineering Foundation Indian Mountaineering Foundation is an apex national body which organize and support, mountaineering and rock climbing expeditions at high altitudes in the Himalayas. The organization also promotes and encourages schemes for related adventure acti ...

Gold Medal on 18 November 2017 for his achievements in mountaineering. He was awarded the Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award by the

government on 26 January 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamwal, Ranveer 1975 births Living people Indian summiters of Mount Everest Indian mountain climbers Summiters of the Seven Summits Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Recipients of Indian Mountaineering Foundation's Gold Medal