Shivangi Pathak Explained

Shivangi Pathak
Birth Date:August 2002
Birth Place:Hisar, Haryana, India
Occupation:Mountaineer

Shivangi Pathak is an Indian mountaineer born in Hisar, Haryana in August 2002.[1] At age 16, she became India's youngest person to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, on 16 May 2018 from the Nepal side.[2] [3] [4] She climbed Russia's highest peak Mount Elbrus in Europe on 2 September 2018.[5] She also climbed the highest peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro, on 24 July 2018 at the age of 17.[6]

Early life

Pathak was born in Hisar of Haryana in north-western India.[7]

Everest climb

Training for climbing Mt. Everest, included climbing Stok Khangri, a 6,053-metre peak in Ladakh.[8] On 17 May 2018 become the youngest Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest[9]

Her ascent of the peak began in April 2018 from the Nepal base camp of Everest,[10] the entire Everest expedition took one month.[11]

Awards

She was honored with the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history! . Drilers . English . 13 May 2020.
  2. Web site: 19 May 2018 . At 16, Shivangi Pathak from Haryana becomes the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest . 13 May 2020 . India Today . en.
  3. Web site: On top of the world! Shivangi Pathak, 16, becomes youngest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest . 21 May 2018 . The Financial Express . en-US . 13 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Mathur . Abhimanyu . 4 August 2018 . Shivangi Pathak, India's youngest Everest summiteer : In Haryana, you'll now find girls wearing shorts and going for runs . 13 May 2020 . The Times of India . en.
  5. Web site: Everester Shivangi Pathak completes her 3rd summit to Mt. Elbrus . 13 May 2020 . apnnews.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Haryana teen Shivangi Pathak scales Mount Kilimanjaro India News . www.timesnownews.com . 13 May 2020.
  7. News: DelhiMay 19 . India Today Web Desk New . At 16, Shivangi Pathak from Haryana becomes the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest . India Today . en.
  8. Web site: Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history! . Drilers . English . 13 May 2020.
  9. News: Shivangi Pathak Is India's Youngest Everester From The Nepal Side . femina.in . en.
  10. Web site: Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history! . Drilers . English . 13 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Haryana's Shivangi Pathak Becomes Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Mt Everest . . 13 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: President Kovind Honours 26 Children . 23 January 2019 . News18 . 13 May 2020.
  13. Web site: President Ramnath Kovind confers national awards on children for outstanding contribution in various fields . 22 January 2019 . The Financial Express . en-US . 13 May 2020.

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