1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition
Born
India
Occupation(s)
geologist, glaciologist and Mountaineer
Known for
Mountaineering
Spouse
Satinder Vohra
Awards
Padma Shri Arjuna Award National Mineral Award Nain Singh – Kishen Singh Lifetime Achievement Award
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
Chandra Prakash Vohra is an Indian geologist, glaciologist and mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1965.[1][2] He was one of the 9 summiters of the first successful Indian Everest Expeditions that climbed Mount Everest in May 1965 led by Captain M S Kohli.On May 24 th 1965 Vohra and Ang Kami Sherpa together reached the top of Mount Everest,.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He was the first Indian civilian to scale the peak[9] a feat he accomplished on 24 May 1965.[2] A winner of the Arjuna Award (1965),[10][11] and the National Mineral Award, Vohra was honoured by the Government of India in 1965, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award,.[12][13] He is the 4th Indian man and 19th man in world that climbed Mount Everest.
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