Shipra Mazumdar Explained

Shipra Mazumdar
Nationality: IndianIndian
Known For:Reaching the summit of Mount Everest
Occupation:Major in the Indian Army

Shipra Mazumdar is a Major in the Indian Army, and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. She is a Bengali. 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

At 9:30 a.m. on 2 June 2005,[1] she reached the summit of Mount Everest with three other members of the team. They climbed from Tibet, using the North Col route.[2]

Another mountaineering team from the Indian Air Force had reached the summit on 30 May.[1] One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Army women create history atop Everest . . . 2 June 2013 . 26 January 2013 .
  2. News: Indian Army women scale Mt Everest . . 3 June 2005 . https://archive.today/20130216063604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-03/india/27863619_1_mt-everest-indian-army-tallest-peak . dead . 16 February 2013 . . 26 January 2013 .
  3. News: Army women on top of the world . . . 3 June 2005 . https://archive.today/20130216214333/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050603/asp/nation/story_4821257.asp . dead . 16 February 2013 . 26 January 2013.