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]
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]