Ang Kami Sherpa
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Ang Kami Sherpa | |
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Born | India |
Died | 1970 |
Allegiance | India |
Awards |
Ang Kami Sherpa was the member of the third Indian Everest expedition,[1] led by Captain M S Kohliin 1965 which was first Indian successful Everest Expedition climbed Mount Everest, consisted of 21 major expedition members and 50 Sherpas. The initial attempt was at the end of April 1965, when they returned to base camp due to bad weather and waited 2 weeks for better weather. Together with C. P. Vohra Ang Kami reached on the summit on 24 May 1965.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He is the 5th Indian and 20th person in the world to have climbed Mount Everest.[citation needed]
Honors and awards
He was awarded Arjuna award[8] and Padma Shri[9] for his achievements. He was also awarded the gold medal by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.[10]
References
- ^ "Ang Akmi Sherpa -". www.everesthistory.com.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.istampgallery.com.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.thebetterindia.com.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.youtube.com.
- ^ Kohli, M. S. (December 2000). Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. ISBN 9788173871115.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.livemint.com.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ "Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Padma Shree for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Legendary Mountaineers of HMI – Himalayan Mountaineering Institute". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
See also
- Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
- List of Mount Everest records of India
- List of Mount Everest records
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
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