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INDIAN MOUNTAINEER
Born: 6 November 1936, brought up in Shimla
Education & career : St. Joseph Academy, Dehradun and St. George college. Mussoorie
Joined Indian Army
Likes: love for mountaineering
Famous: Climbed the Everest, wrote thirteen books including his autobiography
Award : Padma Bhushan. Padma Shri Arjun Award
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Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia (born 6 November 1936) is an Indian mountaineer, author, social worker and retired Indian Army officer. During his career he has made contributions in the fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability and social work.[2] He is the sixth Indian man and twenty first man in world that climbed Mount Everest. On 29 May, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest the fourth and last summit with H. C. S. Rawat, Phu Dorjee Sherpa Ahluwalia made the summit. This was the first time three climbers stood on the summit together
Major
H. P. S. Ahluwalia
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Born
6 November 1936 (age 83)
Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Alma mater
St. George's College, Mussoorie, India
Years active
1995
Board member of
Chairman, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
Spouse(s)
Bholi Ahluwalia
Children
1
Parent(s)
Father- Mr. Sarjit Singh
Mother- Mrs. Harbans Kaur
Awards
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Arjuna Award
Military career
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army
Years of service
1958-1968
Rank
Major
Service number
IC-11112[1]
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Following his advanced training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, he climbed extensively in Sikkim, Nepal and later he climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1965. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful Indian Expedition to Everest which put 9 mountaineers on top, a record to last 17 years led by Captain M S Kohli. He along with Avtar Singh Cheema, Nawang Gombu Sherpa, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, C.P. Vohra, Ang Kami Sherpa, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee Sherpa successfully summited the peak in 1965 and became the first Indians to climb Mount Everest.[3][4][5][6][7][8] During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he suffered a bullet injury to his spine which resulted in his confinement to a wheelchair. Presently, he is the Chairman of Indian Spinal Injuries Centre. He has written thirteen books and has also produced an award-winning serial, Beyond Himalaya, which has been telecast all over the world on Discovery and National Geographic