Chandraprabha Aitwal
Chandraprabha Aitwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1941 Dharchula, Uttarakhand |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mountain climber |
Chandraprabha Aitwal (born 24 December 1941) is an Indian mountain climber and one of the pioneers of Indian women mountaineers. She was awarded 2009 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for Lifetime Achievement, given by the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[1] She has climbed Nanda Devi, Kangchenjunga, Trishuli and Mt. Jaonli.[2]
Early life and background
[edit]Aitwal grew up in Dharchula in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.[2]
Career
[edit]Over the years she has reached the summits of several of peaks, including Nanda Devi in 1981. She was also part of Indian Mountaineering Federation's sponsored Mount Everest campaign in 1984.[2] In August 2009, at the age of 68, she reached the summit of Mount Srikantha in the Garhwal Himalaya, an elevation of 6,133 m, for the second time as part of an all-woman expedition of the Indian Mountaineering Federation.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]- Arjun Award
- Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honors in 1990 [5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Mountaineer Aitwal, team to be honoured today". The Tribune. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Towering feat by woman mountaineer". The Hindu. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Desai, Shail (2 June 2016). "Chandra Prabha Aitwal: The first lady of Nanda Devi". mint. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2010PR1461
- http://www.apnauttarakhand.com/chandra-prabha-aitwal/ Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/men-and-womens-ascent-of-nanda-devi/ Archived 17 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Indian female mountain climbers
- Indian mountain climbers
- Living people
- 1941 births
- People from Pithoragarh district
- Indian summiters of Mount Everest
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
- Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
- Sportswomen from Uttarakhand
- 20th-century Indian women
- 20th-century Indian people
- Mountain climbers from Uttarakhand
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award