Shivangi Pathak

Shivangi Pathak
Personal information
BornAugust 2002 (age 23–24)
OccupationMountaineer

Shivangi Pathak is an Indian mountaineer born in Hisar, Haryana in August 2002.[1] She climbed Russia's highest peak Mount Elbrus in Europe on 2 September 2018.[2] She also climbed the highest peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro, on 24 July 2018 at the age of 17.[3]

Early life

Pathak was born in Hisar of Haryana in north-western India.[4]

Everest climb

Training for climbing Mt. Everest, included climbing Stok Khangri, a 6,053-metre peak in Ladakh.[5]

Her ascent of the peak began in April 2018 from the Nepal base camp of Everest,[6] the entire Everest expedition took one month.[7]

Awards

She was honored with the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Everester Shivangi Pathak completes her 3rd summit to Mt. Elbrus". apnnews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Haryana teen Shivangi Pathak scales Mount Kilimanjaro | India News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ↑ DelhiMay 19, India Today Web Desk New. "At 16, Shivangi Pathak from Haryana becomes the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest". India Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Shivangi Pathak: Haryana girl scripts history!". Drilers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Haryana's Shivangi Pathak Becomes Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Mt Everest". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: President Kovind Honours 26 Children". News18. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "President Ramnath Kovind confers national awards on children for outstanding contribution in various fields". The Financial Express. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.