Chhering Norbu Bodh

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Subedar Major and Honorary Captain

Chhering Norbu Bodh

SC
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Village Chobrang, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1988-2013
RankSubedar Major - Risaldar Major of the Indian Army.svg Subedar Major
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Honorary Captain
Service number3989092
UnitDogra Regiment
AwardsShaurya Chakra
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
Gold medal of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation
Alma materHigh Altitude Warfare School
President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2005, under the Land Adventure category, to Sub. Chhering Norbu Bodh at a function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.

Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Chhering Norbu Bodh SC (retd.) (born May 1969, also known as CN Bodh) is a retired personnel of the Indian Army, known for his mountaineering achievements while in the army. Bodh holds a number of Indian summiting records related to 8,000m peaks. Among others, he is the first Indian mountaineer to have climbed six of the fourteen 8000m peaks in the world, and the first Indian to stand atop Lhotse and Annapurna-1.

Personal life[edit]

Bodh hails from the Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh.[1][2][3] He joined the army soon after matriculating from school. He is known to be a devout Tibetan Buddhist.[4]

Mountaineering achievements[edit]

Successful 8000m summits[edit]

Bodh is known for having successfully climbed six 8,000m peaks in expeditions conducted by the Indian Army:

  1. Mt Everest (2001)[5][6]
  2. Mt Annapurna (2002)[7][8][9][10]
  3. Mt Lhotse (2003)[11][12][13][14]
  4. Mt Kanchenjunga (2004)[15][16][17]
  5. Mt Cho Oyu (2006)[18][19]
  6. Mt Dhaulagiri (2009)[20]

Bodh is the first Indian who summited three,[21] then four,[22] then five,[19] and then six 8000m summits.[23][24][25][26]

Bodh is the first Indian to have set foot on the summits of Annapurna-I and Lhotse.[7][11]

Others[edit]

Bodh summited Gyagar peak (6,400m) in Spiti in August 1995[27] and Mana Peak (7,273m) in 2000.[24] He contributed significantly to the successful Army Women Everest Expedition in 2005.[24][28]

Recognition[edit]

Shaurya Chakra[edit]

In 2001, Bodh was awarded the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, for successfully summiting Mt Everest under daunting conditions on 23 May 2001. The citation for this award reads as the following:[29]

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Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award[edit]

On 29 August 2006, Bodh was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, the highest adventure sports honor bestowed by the Government of India, for the year 2005 in the Land Adventure category. This award recognized Bodh for the whole span of his achievements in mountaineering till then.[24]

Others[edit]

Bodh received COAS (Chief of the Army Staff) Commendation Cards on Army Days in 2008[30] and 2010.[31]

Bodh, a JCO in the Indian army, was made an Honorary Captain while approaching retirement, on account of his distinguished career.[32][33]

Bodh was regarded among India's best mountaineers in the years when he was climbing 8,000m peaks.[4][34][35]

Bodh is an 'Individual Member' of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), the Government of India's apex mountaineering body.[36][37]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Sengupta, Rudraneil (4 May 2012). "Vertical limit". mint. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "R-Day celebrated in minus 10 degrees in Himachal town". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Mukherjee, Sanjay (2020). The Road to Kaza - The Diary of a Winter Homestay in Spiti. Pune: Mountain Walker Private Limited. pp. 276–294. ISBN 978-81-940505-8-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Austa, Sanjay. "C N Bodh - India's Mountain Goat". www.the-south-asian.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Ghimire, Dhanraj, ed. (2018). Mountaineering in Nepal - Facts and Figures. Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation (Govt. of Nepal). p. 38.
  6. ↑ Kohli, M. S. (2006). On Top of the World: The Indian Everest Saga, 1854-2006. Indus Publishing Company. p. 295. ISBN 978-81-7387-199-3.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ghimire, Dhanraj, ed. (2018). Mountaineering in Nepal - Facts and Figures. Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation (Govt. of Nepal). p. 272.
  8. ↑ Lt. Col. Sharma, S.C. (2003). "Indian Army Annapurna-I Expedition, 2002". The Himalayan Journal. 59.
  9. ↑ "Army Chief commends first Indian expedition to Annapurna-I". archive.pib.gov.in. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Annapurna-I expedition flagged-in". archive.pib.gov.in. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ghimire, Dhanraj, ed. (2018). Mountaineering in Nepal - Facts and Figures. Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation (Govt. of Nepal). p. 172.
  12. ↑ Col. Abbey, Ashok (2004). "Indian Army on Everest and Lhotse". The Himalayan Journal (60). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Ascent of Everest and Lhotse 2003". Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Indo-Nepalese army expedition scales Mount Lhotse | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Ghimire, Dhanraj, ed. (2018). Mountaineering in Nepal - Facts and Figures. Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation (Govt. of Nepal). p. 160.
  16. ↑ "Several summit Kangchenjunga". www.everestnews2004.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Himalayan Database Expedition Archives of Elizabeth Hawley - Ascents of Autumn 2004". www.himalayandatabase.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Himalayan Database Expedition Archives of Elizabeth Hawley - Ascents of Spring 2006". www.himalayandatabase.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Entire Indian Army Expedition Atop Cho Oyu". oneindia. 27 May 2006.
  20. ↑ Ghimire, Dhanraj, ed. (2018). Mountaineering in Nepal - Facts and Figures. Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism, & Civil Aviation (Govt. of Nepal). p. 215.
  21. ↑ Prasad, Shankar (2005). The Gallant Dogras: An Illustrated History of the Dogra Regiment. Lancer Publishers. p. 256. ISBN 978-81-7062-268-0.
  22. ↑ Defence, India Ministry of (2004). Annual Report. Ministry of Defence. p. 40.
  23. ↑ "Adventure/Sports - Major Achievements". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 "Press Information Bureau". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Expedition/Adventure". Pratiyogita Darpan. 4 (38): 210. August 2009.
  26. ↑ An Atlas of Army Adventure. Army Adventure Wing/DCOAS (IS & C) Sectt. 2021. p. 77.
  27. ↑ "ｲﾝﾄﾞ･ﾋﾏﾗﾔ登山年表 山名順 (Indian Himalaya mountaineering chronological table in order of mountain name)" (PDF). Japan Alpine Club. 2022.
  28. ↑ "Army Commander felicitates women's Everest team". The Tribune. 26 July 2005.
  29. ↑ "Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  30. ↑ "List of personnel recommended for COAS commendation cards on Army Day PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  31. ↑ "List of Personnel awarded COAS Commendation Cards on the occasion of Army Day 2010". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  32. ↑ Menon, Shyam G. (14 August 2015). "A school teacher in Kaza". Outrigger. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  33. ↑ "Unstarred question No. 2717: Honorary Ranks to Defence Personnel" (PDF). Govt. of India, Defence, Lok Sabha. 15 March 2001.
  34. ↑ "Kanchenjunga Expedition- The preparations/ Delhi/ Siliguri/ Darjeeling ". Sanjay Austa. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  35. ↑ "To the top of the world and back". Mid-day. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  36. ↑ "IMF MEMBERSHIP".
  37. ↑ "LIST OF MEMBERS".
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