Chhanda Gayen

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Chhanda Gayen
Everest Summit Chhanda.jpg
Chhanda Gayen at Mt. Everest summit, 2013
Born(1979-07-09)July 9, 1979
West Bengal, India
DiedMay 20, 2014(2014-05-20) (aged 34)
Kanchenjunga
NationalityIndian
OccupationMountaineer
Known forSummiting Mount Everest
Chhanda Gayen

Chhanda Gayen (9 July 1979 – 20 May 2014)[1] was an Indian mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, and teacher of self-defense. She is best known for being the first woman from India to climb to the summit of Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse in one go on 18 May 2013.[2][3] [4]

She was awarded as "Sera Avishkar" in Sera Bengali 2013 from ABP Ananda.[5][6][7][8][9]

2014 avalanche[]

On 20 May 2014, she went missing along with two sherpas in an avalanche while descending the western side of Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal.[10] All three of them were later declared to have died in the avalanche.[1]

Negotiating crevasse near Khumbu Icefalls

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Parashar, Uptal (22 May 2014). "Woman climber, 2 Sherpas killed on Kanchenjunga". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ KolkataMay 22, Soudhriti Bhabani; May 22, 2014UPDATED; Ist, 2014 10:32. "Woman Everest climber, Chhanda Gayen, goes missing while scaling Kanchenjunga". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "First civilian woman from Bengal to climb Everest missing on Kanchenjunga West-India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ May 22, TNN /; 2014; Ist, 03:25. "Mother clings to hope Chhanda will return | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Ghosh, Amrita (2012). "Fulfilling her father's dream". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ Sikdar, Bitan (2013). "Howrah woman on top of the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Mount Everest conquered by West Bengal's Chanda Gayen". The Indian Express. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. ^ Manik Banerjee. Woman mountaineer, Chanda Gayen from West Bengal climbs Mt. Everest. The Hyderabad Deccan 18 May 2013 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Mount Everest conquered by West Bengal's Chanda Gayen. Press Trust of India : Kolkata, Sat 18 May 2013 [1]
  10. ^ "Mamata Banerjee heads to Nepal to rescue missing Indian Mountaineer Chhanda Gayen". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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