Harshvardhan Joshi

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Harshvardhan Joshi
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Personal information
Main disciplineMountainer
Born (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 26)
Vasai, Maharashtra
NationalityIndia Indian

Harshvardhan Joshi (born 13 November 1995) is an Indian mountaineer from Vasai, Maharashtra.[1][2] He has climbed six mountains of 6000 meters and above in his mountaineering career which started in 2016.[3] Joshi reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23 May 2021.[4][5]

Early life[]

Joshi was born in Vasai, Maharashtra, and schooled in his native village. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in IT from Mumbai University. [1] Besides completing numerous mountaineering training and preparing for his climb to Mt.Everest, he also successfully finished a solo Ironman 70.3 distance triathlon during the pandemic in October 2020.[6][7]

Mountaineering Expeditions[]

Joshi climbed Stok Kangri (20,187 ft) in 2016 unsupported becoming the youngest Indian to climb it solo then.[8] On 4 October 2019, Joshi embarked on an expedition to Nepal. He was the only Indian on the expedition to Himlung Himal (7126m peak), an unexplored mountain in the remote Nar-Phu region of Nepal[9]

On 23 May 2021, Joshi completed his climb to Mt. Everest.[5][10] During his conquest, he battled the coronavirus and faced two cyclones.[4][11] The highlight of Harshvardhan’s odyssey to Mt. Everest was his awareness of climate change and his subsequent choices that supported sustainable development.[12][13] To carry forward this ideology, he associated with Project Chirag - Chirag Rural Development Foundation.[14][15]

Training[]

  • Advanced Mountaineering Course (Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling) [16]
  • Method of Instruction (Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sport, Jammu & Kashmir)[17]
  • Wilderness First Responder (Wilderness Medicine Institute NOLS).[9]
  • Advanced Skiing Course (Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering, Jammu & Kashmir)[2]
  • Search & Rescue Course (Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakhand).[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dutta, Riddhiman (4 February 2020). "Meet Vasai-born Harshvardhan Joshi who aims to summit Mt Everest". Mumbai Mirror.
  2. ^ a b Tahseen, Ismat (25 March 2020). "'I was looking forward to climbing Mt. Everest, I will not give up on my dream'". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "SangHarsh - Mission Mt. Everest 2020". Sangharsh -.
  4. ^ a b "I Got COVID-19 While Climbing Everest. Then Came Two Cyclones". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ a b "This 25 year old Indian mountaineer conquered Everest despite being COVID positive". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ Oct 19, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 10:45. "Mumbai man completes solo Ironman Triathlon during pandemic | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Meet the Indian mountaineer, 24, who completed solo Ironman triathlon in pandemic". The Indian Express. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. ^ "Mountaineer and Triathlete, Harshvardhan Joshi is on his way to attempt Mount Everest". NewsX. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  9. ^ a b c Meghrajani, Tamanna (30 September 2019). "Vasai resident embarks on tough mountain expedition". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Meet the Young Mountaineer From Maharashtra Who Beat Covid To Climb the Mount Everest". News18. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  11. ^ "How Covid-19 scaled Mt Everest". Hindustan Times. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  12. ^ "Sustainability & Mountaineering: Harshvardhan Joshi conquers Mount Everest in a unique way | City - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  13. ^ "माउंट एवरेस्ट तक पहुंचे भारतीय पर्वतारोही हर्षवर्धन, इको-फ्रेंडली तरीकों का किया इस्तेमाल". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. ^ "25-yr-old conquers Everest, days after recovering from Covid-19". The Indian Express. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  15. ^ May 31, AP /; 2021; Ist, 20:03. "Indian mountaineer scales Mt Everest in carbon neutral effort: Report | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Mountaineer and Triathlete, Harshvardhan Joshi is on his way to attempt Mount Everest". NewsX. 24 September 2020.
  17. ^ "एव्हरेस्ट चढाई अडचणीत... | eSakal". www.esakal.com (in Marathi).

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