18 Facts About Harish Kapadia

Harish Kapadia was born on 11 July 1945 and is a Himalayan mountaineer, author and long-time editor of the Himalayan Journal from India.

Harish Kapadia has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalayas.

Harish Kapadia began climbing and trekking in the range around Mumbai, the Western Ghats.

Harish Kapadia's first visit to the Himalayas was almost 40 years ago.

Harish Kapadia led eight international joint expeditions, five with British, two with French and one with Japanese mountaineers, to high peaks, such as Rimo I, Chong Kumdan Kangri I, Sudarshan Parvat, Padmanabh, and the Panch Chuli and Rangrik Rang groups.

Harish Kapadia was carried by his companions for 13 days to the base camp where a helicopter rescued him.

Harish Kapadia was operated on for a dislocated hip-joint and had to spend two years walking on crutches, but that did not keep him out for too long and he has climbed for three decades after the injury.

Harish Kapadia has been the editor of the Himalayan Journal from 1980 to 1986, and since 1990, bringing the journal to international standards and continuing it as a major authentic reference on the range.

Harish Kapadia's book, Meeting The Mountains can be seen while standing in the queue at Disney's Animal Kingdom for Expedition Everest.

Harish Kapadia has a degree in commerce, law and management from University of Mumbai and is a cloth merchant by profession.

Since then, Harish Kapadia has lectured about this conflict, particularly in the Siachen Glacier.

Harish Kapadia has been discussing a proposal for a peace park in the Siachen glacier region and cleaning up the environmental damage there.

Harish Kapadia has been elected as an honorary member of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club.

Harish Kapadia was a vice president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.

Harish Kapadia was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2003 for lifetime achievement by the President of India and the King Albert Mountain Award presented by The King Albert I Memorial Foundation in 2006.

On 3 November 2017, in Seoul, South Korea, Harish Kapadia was awarded the Piolets d'Or Asia Life Time Achievement Award for his mountaineering and exploratory endeavors, he is the first Indian to receive this prestigious award.

Harish Kapadia donated an archive of video interviews to the UK Alpine Club which feature notable figures from the world of mountaineering, the donation includes a substantial collection of images.

Harish Kapadia has donated a substantial number of photographs and maps to the American Alpine Club and to the Swiss National Museum, which are setting up the Lt.