1965 Indian Everest Expedition
The 1965 Indian Everest Expedition reached the summit of Mount Everest on 20 May 1965. It was the first successful scaling of the mountain by an Indian climbing expedition.[1]
After the first conquest of Mount Everest in 1953 by the New Zealander
Preparation
In 1965, the third Indian expedition, which was led by
Reaching the summit
India became the fourth country to scale Mount Everest. On 20 May 1965,
Two days later, on 22 May, Sonam Gyatso and
On 29 May, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest, Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia, H. C. S. Rawat, Phu Dorjee Sherpa reached the summit. This was the first time three climbers had stood on the summit together.[4][5]
In all, eleven people were scheduled to climb the mountain in five attempts, but Captain HV Bahuguna and Major BP Singh were forced to retreat due to physical difficulties.[citation needed]
Reception and honours
Mohan Singh Kohli is best known as leader of the Indian Everest Expedition 1965. The achievement electrified the nation; people danced in the streets. Nine climbers reached the summit, creating a world record that India held for 17 years. On return of the team from Nepal to India, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri headed the reception at the airport.[citation needed]
The entire team were given an
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri paid tribute saying: “The record of Commander Kohli's expedition will find special mention in history. It was a masterpiece of planning, organisation, teamwork, individual effort and leadership”.[This quote needs a citation] Lal Bahadur Shastri also described the 1965 success as one of India's six major achievements after independence.[citation needed]
A full-length film on the expedition with music by
Records of the expedition
- First Indian team to successfully climb the Everest
- First time three climbers stood on the summit together
- First time nine climbers reached the summit, setting a world record which India held for 17 years
- First man to climb Everest twice – Nawang Gombu Sherpa
- First time that the oldest (Sonam Gyatso at 42) and the youngest (Sonam Wangyal at 23) climbed Everest together
- First Nepalese to climb Everest – Phu Dorjee Sherpa[citation needed]
Team
- Team leader Captain M S Kohli
- Deputy leader Colonel Narendra "Bull" Kumar
- Avtar Singh Cheema
- Nawang Gombu Sherpa
- Sonam Gyatso
- Sonam Wangyal
- C. P. Vohra
- Ang Kami
- H. P. S. Ahluwalia
- H. C. S. Rawat
- Phu Dorjee Sherpa
- Captain Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna
- Major B P Singh
- Gurdial Singh
- Major Mulk Raj
- Captain J C Joshi
- Lt. B N Rana
- Captain A K Chakravarty( Doctor)
- Dr. D V Telang (Doctor)
- G S Bhanghu (Wireless Operator)
- C.Balakrishnan(Wireless Operator)
Sherpas
About 50
- Ang tshering (Sirdar)
- Phu Dorjee Sherpa (Assistant Sirdar)
- General Thondup
- Nawang Hilla
- Dawa Norbu I
- Ang Dava IV
- Ila Tshering
- Ang tshering II
- Tenzing Nindra
- Ang Nyima
- Tenzing Gyatso
- Nima Tenzing
- Gunden
- Passand Tendi
- Mingma Tshering (Orderly of Captain M S Kohli)
- Pemba Sunder
- Sikhu Phorche
- Dahnu
- Lobsang Sherpa
See also
- Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
- List of Mount Everest records of India
- List of Mount Everest records
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
References
- ^ "Indian Everest Expedition 1965-". www.everesthistory.com.
- ^ "Failed Indian attempt on Mount Everest-1960 -". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ "Failed Indian attempt on Mount Everest-1962". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965". www.istampgallery.com.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965". www.thebetterindia.com.
- ^ "Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Padma Bhushan for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Padma Shree for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Indian Everest Expedition 1965-". www.youtube.com.
- ISBN 9788173871115.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.livemint.com.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.himalayanclub.org.
External links
- Indian Everest Expedition 1965 (25:44 min) on YouTube.