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{{Short description|Indian mountaineer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Madam Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
| image =
| caption = Mount Everest Expedition 2018
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jammu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangeetasbahl.com/who-is-sangeeta-s-bahl/|title=Who is Sangeeta S Bahl — About |archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035320/http://www.sangeetasbahl.com/who-is-sangeeta-s-bahl|website=Sangeeta S Bahl |id=(Old website)}}</ref> India
|spouse = Ankur Bahl<ref name="trib deny"/>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names =
| known_for = Summiting [[Mount Everest]] (2018), oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 53 years.
| occupation = [[Mountain climber]] }}
'''Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl''' (born 9 February 1965)<ref name="self site"/> became the oldest Indian woman to climb the world's tallest peak ({{cvt|8848.86|m|disp=or}}), when she summited [[Mount Everest]] in May 2018, at the age of 53 years.<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> She also became the first woman from the [[States and union territories of India|Indian union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to scale the mountain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=A first: 53-year-old Jammu woman conquers Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25|archive-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525021605/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bahl is a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] finalist.<ref name=RL>{{Cite news |last=Amla |first=Jyotsna |date = 2018-05-23|work=RapidLeaks |url=https://rapidleaks.com/positive-stories/sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-india-oldest-woman-to-scale-mt-everest/ |title=Former Miss India Finalist Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl From J&K Becomes India's Oldest Woman To Scale Mt. Everest}}</ref>

==Mountaineering==
Sangeeta Bahl first took up mountain climbing at the age of 46.<ref name=maqbool>{{cite news |last1=Maqbool |first1=Majid |title=Mind over Everest |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/mind-over-everest/article24112239.ece |work=The Hindu: BusinessLine |date=8 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123123426/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/mind-over-everest/article24112239.ece |archive-date=23 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Encouraged and trained by her husband Ankur Bahl, an already-accomplished mountaineer,<ref name="trib deny"/> she tackled [[Kilimanjaro]] ({{cvt|5895|m|disp=or}}) with him in 2011. Two years later, Bahl climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] ({{cvt|5642|m|disp=or}}), Europe's highest peak, before becoming, in 2014, the third Indian woman to climb Antarctica's [[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]] ({{cvt|4897|m|disp=or}}). One year later, she scaled [[Aconcagua]] ({{cvt|6962|m|disp=or}}), the highest peak of South America.<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}}</ref>

===Mount Everest climb 2018===
Bahl's first attempt to climb [[Everest]] in 2017 failed due to [[altitude sickness]]. After fifty days on the mountain, symptoms of [[altitude sickness]] emerged and she had to be evacuated from a high-altitude base camp, along with six other climbers similarly affected.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142419/sangeeta-bahl-53-year-old-jammu-india-oldest-woman-everest/|title=This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India's Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230604183258/https://www.thebetterindia.com/142419/sangeeta-bahl-53-year-old-jammu-india-oldest-woman-everest/ |author=Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk |date=2018-05-22 |work=The Better India}}</ref> Bahl was struck with the illness despite having prepared by climbing two {{convert|6000|m|ft|adj=mid|disp=preunit|-plus}} mountains in the lead up.<ref name="Ghosh meet"/>

On 19 May 2018, she reached the summit of Everest at her second attempt. High winds and snowfalls added challenging conditions as Bahl made her final push to the summit, approaching from the [[South Col]]-side. She was supported in her ascent by two [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]s as her [[mountain guide]]s, whom Bahl names as Ngaa Tenji and "Nurbu Sherpa". During this second attempt, Bahl did not suffer from any symptoms of altitude sickness, which she attributes to thorough preparation and rigorous training. In attaining the summit, Bahl surpassed [[Premlata Agrawal]]'s record as the oldest Indian woman to reach it, Agrawal having made the climb in 2011.<ref name=maqbool/>

===Seven Summits===
Bahl has completed climbs on six of the traditional [[Seven Summits]] of the world,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl- Climbing details of 5 peaks -|newspaper=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]|archive-date=21 September 2019|access-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921103123/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> leaving only [[Denali]] in North America unscaled by her. In 2019, Bahl was in training to attempt a climb to the seventh summit.<ref name="Ghosh meet">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Anindita |title=Meet mountaineer Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl |url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/meet-mountaineer-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-121845.html |work=[[Femina (India)|Femina]] |date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629090113/https://www.femina.in/achievers/meet-mountaineer-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-121845.html |archive-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Vikas |title=Jammu woman all set to scale seventh summit |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/news-detail-770100 |work=The Tribune |date=9 May 2019}}</ref>

Details of the completed climbs are shown in the table below:

{{Sticky header}}{{Static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header static-row-numbers"
!class="unsortable" |Image
!Peak
!Elevation
!Continent
!Date of Summit
|-
| [[File:Everest kalapatthar crop.jpg|100px]]
|data-sort-value="Everest, Mount" |[[Mount Everest]]
| {{Convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| [[Asia]]
|2018 <ref>{{cite news |title=National Mountain Climbing Day: Indians who scaled Mount Everest |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/lifestyle/national-mountain-climbing-day-indians-who-scaled-mount-everest-14307992.htm |work=cnbctv18.com |date=31 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Aconcagua 13.JPG|100px]]
|[[Aconcagua]]
| {{Convert|6961|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[South America]]
|2015
|-
| [[File:Mt. Kilimanjaro 12.2006.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kilimanjaro]]
| {{Convert|5895|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Africa]]
|
2011
|-
| [[File:Эльбрус с перевала Гумбаши.JPG|100px]]
|data-sort-value="Elbrus, Mount" |[[Mount Elbrus]]
| {{Convert|5642|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Europe]]
|2013
|-
| [[File:Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg|100px]]
|data-sort-value="Vinson, Mount" |[[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]]
| {{Convert|4892|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Antarctica]]
|2014
|-
| [[File:Kosciuszko Townsend.jpg|100px]]
|data-sort-value="Kosciuszko, Mount" | [[Mount Kosciuszko]]
| {{cvt|2228|m|ft|0}}
| [[Australia]]
| 2016
|}

==Professional interests and personal life==
Bahl is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a [[Gurgaon]]-based company specialising in professional image consultancy. As a trainer for corporate staff, she offers mentoring and coaching services for both individuals and organisations. She has appeared as a keynote speaker<ref name="self site">{{Cite web|url=https://sangeetasbahl.com/about-me/|title=About us: Who is Sangeeta S Bahl?|website=Sangita S Bahl}}</ref> and has spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs Nidhi Kumar, conducted by Skoolz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Hind Series—Mountain Climbing |url=https://www.skoolz.in/home/events/jai-hind-series-mountain-climbing |website=Skoolz |access-date=14 Aug 2022}}</ref> In 1985 Bahl competed in the national beauty pageant organised and run by [[Femina (India)|''Femina'']], Miss India, in which she reached the finals.<ref name=RL/><ref name="Ghosh meet"/>

Bahl was born in [[Jammu]], the [[winter capital]] city of what was then the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Her husband is Ankur Bahl and they have one son.<ref name="trib deny">{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-oldest-indian-lady-to-scale-mount-everest-she-was-once-denied-mountaineering-course-over-old-age/1177889/|title=Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over 'old age'|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]]
* [[List of Mount Everest summiteers by frequency]]
* [[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
* [[List of Mount Everest records]]
* {{Annotated link|Tamae Watanabe}} and record holder as oldest woman to scale Everest

== References ==

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==External links==
* [https://sangeetasbahl.com/ Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl]

{{Indian mountaineers}}

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[[Category:Indian female mountain climbers]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]]
[[Category:People from Jammu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Indian female climbers]]

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