Shipra Mazumdar
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Shipra Mazumdar | |
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Nationality | IndianIndian |
Occupation | Major in the Indian Army |
Known for | Reaching the summit of Mount Everest |
Shipra Mazumdar is a Major in the Indian Army, and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. She is a Bengali.[1] She pursued Engineering at Army Institute of Technology, Pune. She did her Basic and Advance Mountaineering Courses from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.
Mountaineering expedition[edit]
At 9:30 a.m. on June 2, 2005,[2] she reached the summit of Mount Everest with three other members of the team. They climbed from Tibet, using the North Col route. [3]
Another mountaineering team from the Indian Air Force had reached the summit on May 30.[2] One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.[4]
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ↑ "On top of the world, in 10 hours". The Times of India. Mumbai. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Army women create history atop Everest". The Tribune. Chandigarh. June 2, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Army women scale Mt Everest". The Times of India. Mumbai. June 3, 2005. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Army women on top of the world". The Telegraph. Calcutta. June 3, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2013.