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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]
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| Born | August 2002 Hisar, Haryana, India |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
Early life
editPathak was born in Hisar of Haryana in north-western India.[7]
Everest climb
editTraining 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
editShe was honored with the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "At 16, Shivangi Pathak from Haryana becomes the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest". India Today. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "On top of the world! Shivangi Pathak, 16, becomes youngest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest". The Financial Express. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ 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". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Everester Shivangi Pathak completes her 3rd summit to Mt. Elbrus". apnnews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Haryana teen Shivangi Pathak scales Mount Kilimanjaro | India News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ DelhiMay 19, India Today Web Desk New. "At 16, Shivangi Pathak from Haryana becomes the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest". India Today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Shivangi Pathak Is India's Youngest Everester From The Nepal Side". femina.in.
- ^ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Haryana's Shivangi Pathak Becomes Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Mt Everest". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: President Kovind Honours 26 Children". News18. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "President Ramnath Kovind confers national awards on children for outstanding contribution in various fields". The Financial Express. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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