Kuntal Joisher

Kuntal was born in India to a Gujarati (Bhanushali) family. He was raised as a vegetarian, and later turned vegan in 2002. He is an alumnus of USC Viterbi, where he did his masters in Computer Science. == 2014 Everest attempt ==

In 2014, Joisher survived a failed attempt during which 16 Sherpa climbing guides died in the Khumbu Icefall section. A few months before his first Everest attempt, Joisher was called a "fitness star" in a Times of India article. == 2015 Everest attempt ==

In an interview about his 2015 attempt, Joisher declared that his motivation to climb Everest was to disprove the notion that a vegan diet is nutritionally deficient, His attempt to be the first vegan to summit from the south side failed due to an avalanche that was caused by the 2015 Nepal earthquake, which resulted in 21 deaths. A video of the incident that featured Joisher went viral on YouTube receiving over 23 million hits. Joisher told NDTV "I'm certain I'll be back again next year". == 2016 Everest successful summit ==

Joisher's 45-day Everest expedition culminated in his climbing the summit on 19 May 2016. == See also ==