Harbhajan Singh (mountaineer)

Harbhajan Singh
Born (1956-09-10) September 10, 1956
Punjab, India
Occupation Sportsperson
Years active since 1986
Awards Padma Shri
President’s Police Medal
ITBP Insignia
Kishan Singh and Nain Singh Award
Website Official web site

Harbhajan Singh is an Indian mountaineer, known for his successful scaling of Mount Everest, Mount Nanda Devi and many other peaks in the Himalayan region.[1] The Government of India honored him in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[2][3]

Biography

Will-power acts as fuel to the fire of training before any expedition. The toughest part of the training is to gauge the mood of the mountain, particularly in the last phase when the air becomes too thin to breathe. An able mountaineer should know when exactly to terminate his expedition in case of inclement weather, says Harbhajan Singh.[3]

Harbhajan Singh was born in Punjab, India on 10 September 1956.[1] He is a former sport person who has represented Punjab in Athletics and Judo.[3] His career began in 1980 when he joined Indo-Tibetan Border Police as an officer in the gazetted rank and is the incumbent Inspector General of ITBP.[1]

Singh is credited with three Mt. Everest attempts out of which he was successful in his initial attempt in 1992.[1][3] Since then, he has scaled Nanda Devi,[4] the third highest peak in India, and eight others[1] such as Mount Abhigamin, Mana Peak, Mount Nunkun, White Needle, Mount Pinnacle, Mount Pyramid, Mount Stok Kangri and Mount Kasket.[3] He also has led a team of skiers who skied down the Mount Everest in 2009.[5]

Awards and recognitions

Harbhajan Singh is a recipient of the Police Medal of the President of India twice and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police insignia and commendation roll seven times.[1] He has also received the Kishan Singh and Nain Singh award and the Indian Mountaineering Foundation[6] has extended life membership to him.[1] In 2001, Harbhajan Singh was included the list for Republic Day honours for the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ITBP". ITBP. 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tribune". Tribune. January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nanda Devi Expedition". Press Information Bureau. 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Everest Ski down". Indian Express. January 19, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ "IMF". IMF. 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
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