Write short note about bachendri pal (60 words)
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Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.] She was awarded the third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2019.
Bachendri Pal is a lady of great courage, perseverance and determination. She braved all adversities to become the first Indian woman to summit the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, in 1984. – The Conqueror of Everest
In 1984, she was selected to be a part of a group of six women and eleven men, to climb Mt Everest. The team started the ascent in May 1984. Her team met with an avalanche accident in their night camp. Many members quit and by 22 May, Pal was the only woman left in the group. On the last day of their climb, cold winds were blowing at a speed of 100 km/hr and temperatures dipped to minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius. On 23rd May, the team touched the summit at 1:07 pm and the lady created a new record. After the successful climb, Pal led Indo-Nepalese Women’s Expedition in 1993. It comprised 7 women. In 1994, she took part in the Great Indian Women’s Rafting Voyage, and completed the journey from Haridwar to Calcutta in river Ganga in 39 days. In 1997, the Women Trans-Himalayan Expedition, that included her and seven other women, trekked more than 4,500 km in 225 days. They crossed 40 high mountain passes. This was unique and the first in the world.