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He died as part of the international expedition on [[Mount Everest]] on April 18, 1971. That was his second attempt. He had to abort his first expedition in 1965 just 400 feet short of the summit. | He died as part of the international expedition on [[Mount Everest]] on April 18, 1971. That was his second attempt. He had to abort his first expedition in 1965 just 400 feet short of the summit. | ||
Fourteen years later, in October 1985 his younger brother, Major [[Jai Vardhan Bahuguna]], also lost his life in | Fourteen years later, in October 1985 his younger brother, Major [[Jai Vardhan Bahuguna]], also lost his life in a Mount Everest expedition of the [[Indian Army]], along with four other army officers. Neither of the brothers would summit Mount Everest and both died near the same area in their second attempts.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dehra Dun and Mt Everest; Some Sad Memories |publisher= Hill Post| url = http://hillpost.in/2013/03/dehra-dun-and-mt-everest-some-sad-memories/62045/ |date=March 9, 2013| access-date = 2014-03-18}}</ref><ref> | ||
{{cite web| title = Not eyeing records, says youngest Everest challenger |publisher=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/youth/not-eyeing-records-says-youngest-everest-challenger/article305336.ece | date=March 26, 2010|access-date = 2014-03-18 }}</ref> | {{cite web| title = Not eyeing records, says youngest Everest challenger |publisher=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/youth/not-eyeing-records-says-youngest-everest-challenger/article305336.ece | date=March 26, 2010|access-date = 2014-03-18 }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 26 July 2022
Maj. Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna (1939 – April 18, 1971) was a leading mountaineer of India and a military officer. He was an instructor of skiing and mountaineering at the High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg and had successfully climbed many mountains.[1]
Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | April 18, 1971 (aged 31–32) |
| Cause of death | Falling (accident) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
DeathEdit
He died as part of the international expedition on Mount Everest on April 18, 1971. That was his second attempt. He had to abort his first expedition in 1965 just 400 feet short of the summit. Fourteen years later, in October 1985 his younger brother, Major Jai Vardhan Bahuguna, also lost his life in a Mount Everest expedition of the Indian Army, along with four other army officers. Neither of the brothers would summit Mount Everest and both died near the same area in their second attempts.[2][3]
AwardsEdit
He was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1972.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ The Himalayan Journal. Oxford University Press. 1971. p. 325.
- ↑ "Dehra Dun and Mt Everest; Some Sad Memories". Hill Post. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Not eyeing records, says youngest Everest challenger". The Hindu. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
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