Mohan Singh Gunjyal
Mohan Singh Gunjyal | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Known for | Summiting Mount Everest |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Mohan Singh Gunjyal is an Indian mountaineer and adventure sportsman.[1][2] He is one of the summiters of Mount Everest, entering the list when he successfully climbed the highest peak in the world on 12 May 1992.[3] He achieved the feat, taking the Southeast ridge route via the south face, as a member of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Everest expedition group, which included Santosh Yadav, the first woman to summit the peak twice within a year.[4] He is a former Assistant Commandant of Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1] and is the chief instructor of the adventure sports at GIO Adventures, a Dehradun based outdoor adventure group.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to the sport of mountaineering.[5]
See also
- Mount Everest
- Mountaineering
- Santosh Yadav
- List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest
- List of Mount Everest records of India
References
- ^ a b "Around the City". The Hindu. 31 January 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Safety". Gio Adventures. 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Reinhold Messner (2014). Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate. Vertebrate Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 9781910240212.
- ^ "List of successful climbers". Everest Summiteers Association. 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- "Mohan Singh Gunjyal - Autographs of Mountaineers of Mount Everest of India". Indian Autographs. 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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