Mohan Singh Gunjyal Explained

Mohan Singh Gunjyal
Birth Place: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 has received the Tenzing Norgay National Award for outstanding achievement from the President of India in 2004.[5] He is a former Assistant Commandant of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and presently working as Director (Technical Training) at the Uttarkashi-based Nanda Devi Institute of Adventure Sports and Outdoor Education. The Government of India awarded him with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2004 in lifetime achievement category and the fourth highest civilian honor of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to the sport of mountaineering.[6]

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  1. Web site: Around the City . The Hindu . 31 January 2006 . December 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: Training in Mountaineering. 2018. ndi.edu.in. Nanda Devi Institute of Adventure Sports and Outdoor Education. April 1, 2018.
  3. Book: Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate . Vertebrate Publishing . Reinhold Messner . 2014 . 300 . 9781910240212.
  4. Web site: List of successful climbers . Everest Summiteers Association . 2015 . December 15, 2015.
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  6. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015.