Shipra Mazumdar

Shipra Mazumdar is a Major in the Indian Army, and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. At 9:30 a.m. on June 2, 2005,[1] she reached the summit of Mount Everest with three other members of the team. They climbed from Tibet, using the North Col route. [2] She is a Bengali.[3] Another mountaineering team from the Indian Air Force had reached the summit on May 30.[1] One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Army women create history atop Everest". The Tribune (Chandigarh). June 2, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Indian Army women scale Mt Everest". Times of India (Mumbai). June 3, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "On top of the world, in 10 hours". Times of India (Mumbai). May 18, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Army women on top of the world". The Telegraph (Calcutta). June 3, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2013.