Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal
| Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 January 1949 Sachkhil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India |
| Occupation |
Police official Mountaineer |
| Known for | Everest and Kanchen Junga summiting |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal is an Indian Police official and mountaineer,[1] known for summitting the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, which he accomplished in 1992.[2] He was born on 10 January 1949 at the small village of Sachkhil in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has served the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.[3] He is the only mountaineer to have climbed Mount Kanchenjunga through two routes, from Sikkim and Nepal.[4] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003.[5]
See also
- Mount Everest
- Mount Kanchenjunga
- List of 20th century summiters of Mount Everest
- List of Mount Everest records of India
References
- ↑ Royal Geographical Society (2003). Everest: Summit of Achievement. Simon and Schuster. p. 252. ISBN 9780743243865.
- ↑ "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION CONDUCTED BY ITBP" (PDF). Indo-Tibet Border Police. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Mountaineers of Mount Everest of India". Indian Autographs. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Core Team" (PDF). Utpoia. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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