Bachendri Pal was born on 24 May 1954 and is an Indian mountaineer.
11 Facts About Bachendri Pal
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Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to climb the summit of world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, what she did in 1984.
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Bachendri Pal was awarded the third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2019.
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Bachendri Pal was born to a Bhotiya family on 24 May 1954 in Nakuri village, in the Uttarkashi district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
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Bachendri Pal was born only five days prior to the first anniversary of the original ascension of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
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Bachendri Pal encountered stiff opposition from her family and relatives when she chose a career as a professional mountaineer rather than a schoolteacher.
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Bachendri Pal was selected as one of the members of the group of six Indian women and eleven men to attempt the ascent of Mount Everest.
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On 22 May 1984, Ang Dorje and some other climbers joined the team to ascend to the summit of Mount Everest; Bachendri Pal was the only woman in this group.
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Bachendri Pal achieved this feat on the day before her 30th birthday, and six days before the 31st anniversary of the first ascension of Mount Everest.
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Bachendri Pal continued to be active after ascending the highest peak in the world.
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Bachendri Pal has been conferred with following awards and accolades:.