Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl

Sangeeta S Bahl (born 9th Feb. 1965 in Jammu[3]) is an Indian woman hailing from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir who scaled the world's tallest mountain peak, Mount Everest, in May, 2018. In doing so, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak (29,031.7 ft.), at the age of 53 years.[4] She also became the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to scale the mountain.[5] In addition to this, she is a former Miss India finalist from 1985.[6]

Madam Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
Born (1965-02-09) 9 February 1965
NationalityIndian
OccupationMountain climber
Known forSummiting Mount Everest (2018), Oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 53 years.
SpouseAnkur Bahl[2]

Career

As per Sangeeta, the idea of mountaineering came to her from her husband in 2011.[7] It was in 2011 that the professional thought about mountaineering came to her and she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895 M) with her husband. Two years later, Bahl climbed Mt. Elbrus (5642 M), Europe’s highest peak, before becoming the third Indian woman climber to climb Antarctica's Mt. Vinson (4897 M) in 2014. One year later, she also scaled Mt. Aconcagua (6962 M), the highest peak of South America.[8]

She is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a Gurgaon based professional company specializing in image consultancy. Additionally, as a Keynote Speaker and Trainer, she specialises in Mentoring and Coaching individuals, and corporate staff as well.[9] She has also spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength, and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs. NIDHI KUMAR conducted by Skoolz.[10]

Mount Everest climb 2018

Bahl's previous attempt to climb Everest in 2017 failed due to altitude sickness. She was with six other climbers who suffered from high-altitude sickness and had to be evacuated.[11]

Climbing Details of the six peaks of Seven Summits[12]

No. Image Peak Elevation Continent Date of Summit
1 Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft) Asia 2018 [13]
2 Aconcagua 6,961 m (22,838 ft) South America 2015
3 Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft) Africa

2011

4 Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) Europe 2013
5 Mount Vinson 4,892 m (16,050 ft) Antarctica 2014
6 Mount Kosiousko Australia 2016

Personal life

She was born in Jammu, the summer capital city of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Her husband is Ankur Bahl[14] and they have one son, Aarnav Bahl.

See also

References

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