Tine Mena Explained

Tine Mena
Main Discipline:Mountaineer
Birth Date:1986 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Echali,[1] Upper Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Start Age:16
Start Discipline:porter
Notable Ascents:The first woman from Northeast India & Arunachal Pradesh to reach the top of Mount Everest on 9 May 2011[2]
Partnerships:Rezina Mihu,Papi Miso, Inni Menjo,Kusu Menjo,Barunge Mihu,Paresh Mihu
Spouse:from Desali village
Children:1

Tine Mena (Hindi: तिने मिन| ; born 17 September 1986) is an Indian mountaineer, who on 9 May 2011 became the first woman from Northeast India & Arunachalee woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Tine was born in a remote village of Echali, which is located 178 km from the district headquarter Roing.[6] Her childhood was spent in the laps of mountains and nature. She used to work as a porter for the Indian Army when she was just 17 years old. Her total expenditure during the expedition in 2011 was near about Rs. 20 lakhs.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Arunachal girl become 1st Indian women to conquer Mt. Everest. 21 January 2015. isikkim.
  2. News: A conversation with Tine Mena. 21 January 2015. The Arunachal Times.
  3. News: Tine Mena : First Woman from North East India to conquer Everest. 21 January 2015. The Northeastern Blog. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033619/http://www.northeastblog.in/arunachal-pradesh/tine-mena-first-woman-from-north-east-india-to-conquer-everest/. dead.
  4. News: THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism). 21 January 2015. LinkedIn.
  5. News: Two girls from Arunachal Pradesh to set off for Everest expedition. 21 January 2015. DNA India.
  6. News: Northeast's first woman Everester Tine's story now in children's book . NORTHEAST NOW . 15 October 2018.