A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965
A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965
The first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Santosh Yadav on the 12th May 1992
It is believed that Tenzing was the first Indian to climb Mt Everest was Tenzing Norgay. It is wrong as Tenzing was Tibetan by birth and Napalese by citizenship. The then Captain AS Cheema who was member of Indian Expedition lead by Captain MS Kohli(IN) along with Gombu from Nepal on 20th May 1965 conquered the world's highest mountain at 9.35 A.M thus became the first Indian to climb Mount Everest.
Col Kuldip Singh Grewal (retd)
Correction:
Tenzing Norge was never an Indian. Sherpa people live in many countries like in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Tibetian China in the foothills of the Himalayas. Tennzing was Nepalese citizen and remained so (didn't change his citizenship).
The Correct Answer is A.S. Cheema and tracker sherpa Nawang Gombhu reached the pick in 1965 expedition under commander M S Kohli (this was the 3rd expedition of India, first two failed in 1960 and 1962
1965: Third Indian Expedition, with Commander M.S Kohli as leader. On May 20, 1965 they succeed when A.S. Cheema and Sherpa Nawang Gombu ascend the SE Ridge. Gombu becomes the first person to summit Everest twice (the 11th and 17th summit). Out of the first seventeen summits of Everest, Nawang had two of them! Additional summits were achieved by Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, C.P. Vohra, Ang Kami, H.P.S. Ahluwalia, H.C.S. Rawat, and Phu Dorje.
The first Indian Expedition led by Brigadier G. Singh and comprising of climbers Capt. N. Kumar, Sonam Gyatso, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu in 1960. They reached 8625 meters just below the South Summit before retreating in a violent storm and driving snow.
A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965
The first Indian woman to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest, was Bachendri Pal on the 22nd May 1984.
A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965.
The first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without artificial oxygen were Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler on the 8th May 1978.
Reinhold Messner made the first ascent of Mount Everest without an oxygen tank in 1978.
The first Indian Sherpa to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Tenzing Norgay, he did so on the 29th May 1953.
The first Indian mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the use of artificial oxygen was Thupten Lobsang on the 25th May 2012.
Edmund Hillary was the first person from New Zealand to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953
The first person to climb Ben Nevis was the botanist James Robertson in 1771.
On the 5th October 1982 Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to reach the summit of Everest.On the 5th October 1982 Laurie Skreslet became the first Canadian to reach the summit of Everest.
you have to go through hearthome city and climb up mt.cornet
Mt. Everest at 29,002 ft. a little over 8 miles. Another mountain is K2 the second highest but known to be more difficult to climb.
Lydia Bradey from New Zealand in 1988 was the first woman to climb Mount Everest without bottled oxygen
The first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without artificial oxygen were Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler on the 8th May 1978.
Italian Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb all 14 eight thousanders from 1970 to 1986. He was also the first person to climb Everest without the help of oxygen in 1978.
Bachendri Pal
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The first Italian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without artificial oxygen was Reinhold Messner on the 8th May 1978.
Alison Hargreaves. On 13 May 1995 she reached the summit of Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen.
A person cannot climb without oxygen. If you don't have any oxygen whever you're climbing, you'd be dead in 15 seconds.You can climb in thin oxygen, not none.
Reinhold Messner was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 20th August 1980 without Artificial Oxygen by going Solo
The first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without artificial oxygen were Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler on the 8th May 1978.
When Sir Ranulph Fiennes reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 21st May 2009 he was using bottled oxygen.
Edmund Hillary used oxygen from tanks on his back when he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.