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	\| known_for = Summiting [[Mount Everest]] (2011)The first Indian woman - mountaineer to complete the seven summits and the oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 48 years		\| known_for = Summiting [[Mount Everest]] (2011)The first Indian woman - mountaineer to complete the seven summits and the oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 48 years
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	'''Premlata Agrawal''' (born 1963) is the first [[India]]n woman to scale the [[Seven Summits]], the seven highest continental peaks of the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com~~/2013-06-01~~/india/~~39674155_1_woman~~-~~mountaineer~~-~~premlata~~-~~agrawal~~-~~mountaineer-premlata~~\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|url-status=~~dead~~\|archive-date=2013-06-29\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Mountaineer Premlata scales seven summits\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premlata-the-first-indian-woman-to-conquer-seven-summits-of-the-world/article4769137.ece\|title=Premlata, the first Indian woman to conquer seven Summits of the world\|date=2013-05-31\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2013 and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017 for her achievements in the field of [[mountaineering]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx\|title=Padma Awards\|date=27 January 2013\|publisher=pib\|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 17 May 2011, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, [[Mount Everest]] (29,032 ft.); at the age of 48 years at that time while [[Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]] hailing from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] broke Premlata's record on 19 May 2018 and became the oldest Indian woman to ~~scale~~ Mount Everest ~~doing it~~ at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/\|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest\|date=2018-05-23\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|language=en-IN\|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news \|title=On the top of the world - Steel city mom oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]\|date=21 May 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first=Jayesh \|last=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=dna/>		'''Premlata Agrawal''' (born 1963) is the first [[India]]n woman to scale the [[Seven Summits]], the seven highest continental peaks of the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mountaineer-Premlata-scales-seven-summits/articleshow/20374196.cms\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|url-status=live\|archive-date=2013-06-29\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Mountaineer Premlata scales seven summits\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premlata-the-first-indian-woman-to-conquer-seven-summits-of-the-world/article4769137.ece\|title=Premlata, the first Indian woman to conquer seven Summits of the world\|date=2013-05-31\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2013 and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017 for her achievements in the field of [[mountaineering]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx\|title=Padma Awards\|date=27 January 2013\|publisher=pib\|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 17 May 2011, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, [[Mount Everest]] (29,032 ft.); at the age of 48 years at that time while [[Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]] hailing from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] broke Premlata's record on 19 May 2018 and became the oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/\|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest\|date=2018-05-23\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|language=en-IN\|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news \|title=On the top of the world - Steel city mom oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203115613/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 February 2013 \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]\|date=21 May 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first=Jayesh \|last=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=dna/>

	Prior to this, she took part in an [[Island Peak]] Expedition in Nepal (20,600 ft) in 2004; the [[Karakoram Pass]] (18,300 ft) and Mt. [[Saltoro Kangri]] (20,150 ft) in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women's Thar Desert Expedition in 2007 and again in 2015; a 40 day camel safari from [[Bhuj]] in Gujarat to the [[Wagah Border]] (Indo-Pak border) in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="tele" /><ref>{{cite news \|title=45-year-old housewife to climb Mount Everest \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/45yearold-housewife-to-climb-mount-everest/758981/ \|publisher=[[Indian Express]] \|date=7 Mar 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news \|title=Mother of two becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mother-of-two-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-climb-mount-everest-107224 \|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>		Prior to this, she took part in an [[Island Peak]] Expedition in Nepal (20,600 ft) in 2004; the [[Karakoram Pass]] (18,300 ft) and Mt. [[Saltoro Kangri]] (20,150 ft) in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women's Thar Desert Expedition in 2007 and again in 2015; a 40 day camel safari from [[Bhuj]] in Gujarat to the [[Wagah Border]] (Indo-Pak border) in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="tele" /><ref>{{cite news \|title=45-year-old housewife to climb Mount Everest \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/45yearold-housewife-to-climb-mount-everest/758981/ \|publisher=[[Indian Express]] \|date=7 Mar 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news \|title=Mother of two becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mother-of-two-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-climb-mount-everest-107224 \|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	She started mountaineering at the age of 36, after taking part in a hill climbing competition in [[Jamshedpur]]. Soon she discovered her passion for climbing. Subsequently she was trained and mentored by [[Bachendri Pal]], the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.<ref>{{cite news \|title='Sherpas were sending me back' \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp \|publisher=The Telegraph \|date=3 June 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first1=Shashank \|last1=Shekhar \|first2=Jayesh \|last2=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=ibn/>		She started mountaineering at the age of 36, after taking part in a hill climbing competition in [[Jamshedpur]]. Soon she discovered her passion for climbing. Subsequently she was trained and mentored by [[Bachendri Pal]], the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.<ref>{{cite news \|title='Sherpas were sending me back' \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203174715/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 February 2013 \|publisher=The Telegraph \|date=3 June 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first1=Shashank \|last1=Shekhar \|first2=Jayesh \|last2=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=ibn/>

	==Mount Everest climb 2011==		==Mount Everest climb 2011==
	She was part of a 22-member eco-Everest expedition team, the Indian contingent also included Sunita Singh, Narendar Singh, Pawan Grewal, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik, besides climbers Rodrigo Raineri of Brazil and David Liano of Mexico. She spent over a month climbing around [[Everest Base Camp]]s to acclimatise, and also did a climbing exercise at 20,300-feet-high [[Island Peak]] in the Himalayas.<ref name=ndtv/>		She was part of a 22-member eco-Everest expedition team, the Indian contingent also included Sunita Singh, Narendar Singh, Pawan Grewal, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik, besides climbers [[Rodrigo Raineri]] of Brazil and [[David Liaño Gonzalez\|David Liano]] of Mexico. She spent over a month climbing around [[Everest Base Camp]]s to acclimatise, and also did a climbing exercise at 20,300-feet-high [[Island Peak]] in the Himalayas.<ref name=ndtv/>
	She started the main climb on 6 May when climbed from the Everest base camp at 18,000 feet to Camp 2 at 22,000 feet. However, then on she used supplemental oxygen, and reached Camp 3 at 23,000 feet and Camp 4 at 26,000 feet. The multinational trekking team led by Dawa Steven Sherpa took an overnight trek to climb the summit. They started at 11pm from South Col (Camp 4 at 26,000 ft) route from Nepal side and touched the summit at 9.35am on 20 May 2011, which is height of ~~the~~ 29,032 ft.<ref name=tele/> An hour before reaching the summit she lost one of her gloves, and ~~was deciding~~ to turn back as it was not possible to climb such height without a glove, just then she saw a pair of gloves lying on the snow, left by someone.<ref name=ibn>{{cite news \|title=Premlata oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154624/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 June 2011 \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=1 Jun 2011 }}</ref>		She started the main climb on 6 May when climbed from the Everest base camp at 18,000 feet to Camp 2 at 22,000 feet. However, then on she used supplemental oxygen, and reached Camp 3 at 23,000 feet and Camp 4 at 26,000 feet. The multinational trekking team led by Dawa Steven Sherpa took an overnight trek to climb the summit. They started at 11pm from the South Col (Camp 4 at 26,000 ft) route from the Nepal side and touched the summit at 9.35am on 20 May 2011, which is a height of 29,032 ft.<ref name=tele/> An hour before reaching the summit she lost one of her gloves, and decided to turn back as it was not possible to climb such height without a glove, just then she saw a pair of gloves lying on the snow, left by someone.<ref name=ibn>{{cite news \|title=Premlata oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154624/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 June 2011 \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|date=1 Jun 2011 }}</ref>

	==Seven Summits climbing details <ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/mountaineer-premlata-agarwal-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-scale-seven-summits-165169-2013-06-01\|title= Premlata Agarwal- seven-summits climbing details -\|website= www.indianexpress.com}}</ref> ==		==Seven Summits climbing details ==

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	She is ~~a native of Darjeeling, West Bengal, her father Ramawtar [[Garg (disambiguation)\|Garg]] is a businessman. Presently she is working with Tata Steel as an officer~~ and ~~lives in [[Jugsalai]] town, of [[Jamshedpur]] in [[East Singhbhum district]] in the state.<ref name=dna/> She is married to Vimal Agarwal, a senior journalist. The couple have~~ two daughters~~, one of whom is married~~.<ref name=dna>{{cite news \|title=Premlata Agarwal becomes oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_premlata-agarwal-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest_1545687 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>		She is married and has two daughters.<ref name=dna>{{cite news \|title=Premlata Agarwal becomes oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_premlata-agarwal-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest_1545687 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>

	== Press coverage ==		== Press coverage ==
	Premlata Agarwal was named top Indian women achievers in 2012 by indiatimes.com.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/more-from-india/iday-special-indias-top-10-women-achievers-36143.html\|title=I-Day Special: India's Top 10 Women Achievers\|date=15 August 2012 \|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>		Premlata Agarwal was named top Indian women achievers in 2012 by indiatimes.com.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/more-from-india/iday-special-indias-top-10-women-achievers-36143.html\|title=I-Day Special: India's Top 10 Women Achievers\|date=15 August 2012 \|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

	~~She~~ was ~~recently{{when\|date=May 2022}}~~ featured in a video saluting iron strong women of India by Tata Salt.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Tata Salt\|title=Iron Strong Women of India - Scaling New Heights\|date=2016-06-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZRC4W-HAk\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>		In 2016, she was featured in a video saluting iron strong women of India by Tata Salt.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Tata Salt\|title=Iron Strong Women of India - Scaling New Heights\|date=2016-06-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZRC4W-HAk\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
	[[Category:Marwari people]]		[[Category:Marwari people]]
	[[Category:Indian ~~summiters~~ of Mount Everest]]		[[Category:Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]]
	[[Category:People from Jamshedpur]]		[[Category:People from Jamshedpur]]
	[[Category:Sportswomen from Jharkhand]]		[[Category:Sportswomen from Jharkhand]]
	[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
	[[Category:~~20th~~-century Indian ~~women~~]]		[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
	[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
	[[Category:~~Summiters~~ of the Seven Summits]]		[[Category:Summiteers of the Seven Summits]]
	[[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]]
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	'''Premlata Agrawal''' (born 1963) is the first [[India]]n woman to scale the [[Seven Summits]], the seven highest continental peaks of the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-06-29\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Mountaineer Premlata scales seven summits\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premlata-the-first-indian-woman-to-conquer-seven-summits-of-the-world/article4769137.ece\|title=Premlata, the first Indian woman to conquer seven Summits of the world\|date=2013-05-31\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2013 and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017 for her achievements in the field of [[mountaineering]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx\|title=Padma Awards\|date=27 January 2013\|publisher=pib\|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On ~~17th~~ May 2011, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, [[Mount Everest]] (29,032 ft.); at the age of 48 years at that time while [[Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]] hailing from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] broke Premlata's record on 19 May 2018 and became the oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest doing it at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/\|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest\|date=2018-05-23\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|language=en-IN\|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news \|title=On the top of the world - Steel city mom oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]\|date=21 May 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first=Jayesh \|last=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=dna/>		'''Premlata Agrawal''' (born 1963) is the first [[India]]n woman to scale the [[Seven Summits]], the seven highest continental peaks of the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-06-29\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Mountaineer Premlata scales seven summits\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premlata-the-first-indian-woman-to-conquer-seven-summits-of-the-world/article4769137.ece\|title=Premlata, the first Indian woman to conquer seven Summits of the world\|date=2013-05-31\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2013 and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017 for her achievements in the field of [[mountaineering]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx\|title=Padma Awards\|date=27 January 2013\|publisher=pib\|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 17 May 2011, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, [[Mount Everest]] (29,032 ft.); at the age of 48 years at that time while [[Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]] hailing from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] broke Premlata's record on 19 May 2018 and became the oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest doing it at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/\|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest\|date=2018-05-23\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|language=en-IN\|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news \|title=On the top of the world - Steel city mom oldest Indian woman to scale Everest \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]\|date=21 May 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first=Jayesh \|last=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=dna/>

	Prior to this, she took part in an [[Island Peak]] Expedition in Nepal (20,600 ft) in 2004; the [[Karakoram Pass]] (18,300 ft) and Mt. [[Saltoro Kangri]] (20,150 ft) in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women's Thar Desert Expedition in 2007 and again in 2015; a 40 day camel safari from [[Bhuj]] in Gujarat to the [[Wagah Border]] (Indo-Pak border) in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="tele" /><ref>{{cite news \|title=45-year-old housewife to climb Mount Everest \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/45yearold-housewife-to-climb-mount-everest/758981/ \|publisher=[[Indian Express]] \|date=7 Mar 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news \|title=Mother of two becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mother-of-two-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-climb-mount-everest-107224 \|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>		Prior to this, she took part in an [[Island Peak]] Expedition in Nepal (20,600 ft) in 2004; the [[Karakoram Pass]] (18,300 ft) and Mt. [[Saltoro Kangri]] (20,150 ft) in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women's Thar Desert Expedition in 2007 and again in 2015; a 40 day camel safari from [[Bhuj]] in Gujarat to the [[Wagah Border]] (Indo-Pak border) in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="tele" /><ref>{{cite news \|title=45-year-old housewife to climb Mount Everest \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/45yearold-housewife-to-climb-mount-everest/758981/ \|publisher=[[Indian Express]] \|date=7 Mar 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news \|title=Mother of two becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mother-of-two-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-climb-mount-everest-107224 \|publisher=[[NDTV]] \|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	She started mountaineering at the age of 36, after taking part in a hill climbing competition in [[Jamshedpur]]. Soon she discovered her passion for climbing. Subsequently she was trained and mentored by [[Bachendri Pal]], the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.<ref>{{cite news \|title=~~‘Sherpas~~ were sending me back' \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp \|publisher=The Telegraph \|date=3 June 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first1=Shashank \|last1=Shekhar \|first2=Jayesh \|last2=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=ibn/>		She started mountaineering at the age of 36, after taking part in a hill climbing competition in [[Jamshedpur]]. Soon she discovered her passion for climbing. Subsequently she was trained and mentored by [[Bachendri Pal]], the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.<ref>{{cite news \|title='Sherpas were sending me back' \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp \|publisher=The Telegraph \|date=3 June 2011 \|location=Calcutta, India \|first1=Shashank \|last1=Shekhar \|first2=Jayesh \|last2=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=ibn/>

	==Mount Everest climb 2011==		==Mount Everest climb 2011==
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	\|October ~~22,~~ 2013		\|22 October 2013
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	She is a native of Darjeeling, ~~west~~ Bengal, her father Ramawtar [[Garg (disambiguation)\|Garg]] is a businessman. Presently she is working with Tata Steel as an officer and lives in [[Jugsalai]] town, of [[Jamshedpur]] in [[East Singhbhum district]] in the state.<ref name=dna/> She is married to Vimal Agarwal, a senior journalist. The couple have two daughters, one of whom is married.<ref name=dna>{{cite news \|title=Premlata Agarwal becomes oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_premlata-agarwal-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest_1545687 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>		She is a native of Darjeeling, West Bengal, her father Ramawtar [[Garg (disambiguation)\|Garg]] is a businessman. Presently she is working with Tata Steel as an officer and lives in [[Jugsalai]] town, of [[Jamshedpur]] in [[East Singhbhum district]] in the state.<ref name=dna/> She is married to Vimal Agarwal, a senior journalist. The couple have two daughters, one of whom is married.<ref name=dna>{{cite news \|title=Premlata Agarwal becomes oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_premlata-agarwal-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest_1545687 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>

	== Press ~~Coverage~~ ==		== Press coverage ==
	Premlata Agarwal was named top Indian women achievers in 2012 by indiatimes.com.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/more-from-india/iday-special-indias-top-10-women-achievers-36143.html\|title=I-Day Special: India's Top 10 Women Achievers\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>		Premlata Agarwal was named top Indian women achievers in 2012 by indiatimes.com.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/more-from-india/iday-special-indias-top-10-women-achievers-36143.html\|title=I-Day Special: India's Top 10 Women Achievers\|date=15 August 2012 \|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

	She was recently featured in a video saluting iron strong women of India by Tata Salt.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Tata Salt\|title=Iron Strong Women of India - Scaling New Heights\|date=2016-06-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZRC4W-HAk\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>		She was recently{{when\|date=May 2022}} featured in a video saluting iron strong women of India by Tata Salt.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Tata Salt\|title=Iron Strong Women of India - Scaling New Heights\|date=2016-06-01\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZRC4W-HAk\|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|Indian mountaineer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Premlata Agrawal
| image = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2017 to Smt. Premlata Agrawal for Land Adventure, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]], 2017 to Smt. Premlata Agrawal
| birth_name = Premlata Garg
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| known_for = Summiting [[Mount Everest]] (2011)The first Indian woman - mountaineer to complete the seven summits and the oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 48 years
| occupation = [[Mountain climber]]
| spouse = Vimal Agarwal
}}

'''Premlata Agrawal''' (born 1963) is the first [[India]]n woman to scale the [[Seven Summits]], the seven highest continental peaks of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/india/39674155_1_woman-mountaineer-premlata-agrawal-mountaineer-premlata|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-29|website=[[The Times of India]]|title=Mountaineer Premlata scales seven summits|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premlata-the-first-indian-woman-to-conquer-seven-summits-of-the-world/article4769137.ece|title=Premlata, the first Indian woman to conquer seven Summits of the world|date=2013-05-31|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2013 and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017 for her achievements in the field of [[mountaineering]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx|title=Padma Awards|date=27 January 2013|publisher=pib|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 17th May 2011, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, [[Mount Everest]] (29,032 ft.); at the age of 48 years at that time while [[Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]] hailing from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] broke Premlata's record on 19 May 2018 and became the oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest doing it at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news |title=On the top of the world - Steel city mom oldest Indian woman to scale Everest |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110521/jsp/frontpage/story_14009988.jsp |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]|date=21 May 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Jayesh |last=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=dna/>

Prior to this, she took part in an [[Island Peak]] Expedition in Nepal (20,600 ft) in 2004; the [[Karakoram Pass]] (18,300 ft) and Mt. [[Saltoro Kangri]] (20,150 ft) in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women's Thar Desert Expedition in 2007 and again in 2015; a 40 day camel safari from [[Bhuj]] in Gujarat to the [[Wagah Border]] (Indo-Pak border) in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="tele" /><ref>{{cite news |title=45-year-old housewife to climb Mount Everest |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/45yearold-housewife-to-climb-mount-everest/758981/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=7 Mar 2011 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news |title=Mother of two becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mother-of-two-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-climb-mount-everest-107224 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=20 May 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
She started mountaineering at the age of 36, after taking part in a hill climbing competition in [[Jamshedpur]]. Soon she discovered her passion for climbing. Subsequently she was trained and mentored by [[Bachendri Pal]], the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Sherpas were sending me back' |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110603/jsp/frontpage/story_14065257.jsp |publisher=The Telegraph |date=3 June 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |first1=Shashank |last1=Shekhar |first2=Jayesh |last2=Thaker}}</ref><ref name=ibn/>

==Mount Everest climb 2011==
She was part of a 22-member eco-Everest expedition team, the Indian contingent also included Sunita Singh, Narendar Singh, Pawan Grewal, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik, besides climbers Rodrigo Raineri of Brazil and David Liano of Mexico. She spent over a month climbing around [[Everest Base Camp]]s to acclimatise, and also did a climbing exercise at 20,300-feet-high [[Island Peak]] in the Himalayas.<ref name=ndtv/>
She started the main climb on 6 May when climbed from the Everest base camp at 18,000 feet to Camp 2 at 22,000 feet. However, then on she used supplemental oxygen, and reached Camp 3 at 23,000 feet and Camp 4 at 26,000 feet. The multinational trekking team led by Dawa Steven Sherpa took an overnight trek to climb the summit. They started at 11pm from South Col (Camp 4 at 26,000 ft) route from Nepal side and touched the summit at 9.35am on 20 May 2011, which is height of the 29,032 ft.<ref name=tele/> An hour before reaching the summit she lost one of her gloves, and was deciding to turn back as it was not possible to climb such height without a glove, just then she saw a pair of gloves lying on the snow, left by someone.<ref name=ibn>{{cite news |title=Premlata oldest Indian woman to scale Everest |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154624/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/45-yearold-indian-woman-scales-mt-everest/155804-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2011 |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=1 Jun 2011 }}</ref>

==Seven Summits climbing details <ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/mountaineer-premlata-agarwal-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-scale-seven-summits-165169-2013-06-01|title= Premlata Agarwal- seven-summits climbing details -|website= www.indianexpress.com}}</ref> ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Image
!peak
!Elevation
!Continent
!Date of Summit
|-
|1
| [[File:Everest kalapatthar crop.jpg|100px]]
|[[Mount Everest]]
| {{Convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| [[Asia]]
|May 20, 2011
|-
|2
| [[File:Aconcagua 13.JPG|100px]]
|[[Aconcagua]]
| {{Convert|6961|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[South America]]
|February 10, 2012
|-
|3
| [[File:Mount McKinley.jpg|100px]]
|[[Denali]]
| {{Convert|6194|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[North America]]
|May 23, 2013
|-
|4
| [[File:Mt. Kilimanjaro 12.2006.JPG|100px]]
|[[Kilimanjaro]]
| {{Convert|5895|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Africa]]
|June 6, 2008
|-
|5
| [[File:Эльбрус с перевала Гумбаши.JPG|100px]]
|[[Mount Elbrus]]
| {{Convert|5642|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Europe]]
|August 12, 2012
|-
|6
| [[File:Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg|100px]]
|[[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]]
| {{Convert|4892|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Antarctica]]
|January 5, 2013
|-
|7
| [[File:Puncakjaya.jpg|100px]]
|[[Puncak Jaya]]
| {{Convert|4884|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Australia (continent)|Australia]]
|October 22, 2013
|}

==Personal life==
She is a native of Darjeeling, west Bengal, her father Ramawtar [[Garg (disambiguation)|Garg]] is a businessman. Presently she is working with Tata Steel as an officer and lives in [[Jugsalai]] town, of [[Jamshedpur]] in [[East Singhbhum district]] in the state.<ref name=dna/> She is married to Vimal Agarwal, a senior journalist. The couple have two daughters, one of whom is married.<ref name=dna>{{cite news |title=Premlata Agarwal becomes oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_premlata-agarwal-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest_1545687 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>

== Press Coverage ==
Premlata Agarwal was named top Indian women achievers in 2012 by indiatimes.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/more-from-india/iday-special-indias-top-10-women-achievers-36143.html|title=I-Day Special: India's Top 10 Women Achievers|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

She was recently featured in a video saluting iron strong women of India by Tata Salt.<ref>{{Citation|last=Tata Salt|title=Iron Strong Women of India - Scaling New Heights|date=2016-06-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZRC4W-HAk|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bY4ywy4tPE Premlata Agarwal climbs Everest] at [[YouTube]]

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