Who was the first indian who climb the mountain?
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Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb Mount Everest.[1] Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts. The Indian Everest Expedition 1965 put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by Captain M S Kohli. Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra , Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee[ He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel.[8] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.[
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