Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal
Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal is an Indian Police official and mountaineer,[1] known for climbing the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, in 1992.[2] He was born on 10 January 1949 at the small village of Sachkhil in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has served the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.[3] He is the only Indian mountaineer to have climbed Kanchenjunga through two routes, from Sikkim and Nepal.[4]
Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1949 Sachkhil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India |
| Occupation(s) | Police official Mountaineer |
| Known for | Everest and Kanchen Junga summiting |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Awards
- Received Padma Shri award by The Government of India in 2003.[5][6]
See also
References
- Royal Geographical Society (2003). Everest: Summit of Achievement. Simon and Schuster. p. 252. ISBN 9780743243865.
- "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION CONDUCTED BY ITBP" (PDF). Indo-Tibet Border Police. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- "Mountaineers of Mount Everest of India". Indian Autographs. 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- "Core Team" (PDF). Utopia. 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- "Kalam presents Padma awards". Rediff.com.
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