List of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest

1960 The first Indian expedition to attempt to scale Everest was in 1960 by an Indian Army team led by Brigadier Gyan Singh and was unsuccessful. Climbers Colonel Narendra Kumar, Sonam Gyatso, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached but turned back due to bad weather. 1962 The second Indian expedition to attempt to scale Everest was in 1962 by an Indian Army team led by Major John Dias and was also unsuccessful. Climbers Captain M.S. Kohli, Sonam Gyatso, and Hari Dang reached but turned back due to bad weather. Records of the expedition • First Indian team to successfully climb Mount Everest. • First Indian leader to successfully lead an Everest expedition - M. S. Kohli. • First time three climbers stood on the summit together. • First time nine climbers reached the summit, setting a world record, which India held for 17 years • First man in the world to climb Everest twice - Nawang Gombu Sherpa • First time that siblings climbed Everest together. == 1970s ==

There were no Indian ascents for 17 years, between 1966 and 1983. == 1980s ==

1984 In 1984, the fourth Indian expedition was led by Darshan Kumar Khullar and recorded a total of five ascents, including that of Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman summiteer - all from the south side (Nepal). Lieutenant Colonel Prem Chand was the deputy leader. South Col side summiteers • Phu Dorjee Sherpa - the first Indian to summit without oxygen • Bachendri Pal • Dorjee Lhatoo Sherpa • Sonam Palzor Sherpa • Ang Dorje Sherpa == 1990s ==

1992 The 1992 expedition to Mount Everest by Indo-Tibetan Border Police was led by Major Hukam Singh and recorded a total of eight ascents by Indians, including Santosh Yadav. South Col side summiteers • Sunil Dutta Sharma • Prem Singh • Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal • Mohan Singh Gunjyal • Santosh Yadav • Lobsang (Deepak) Sherpa Tsering • Sange Muktuk Sherpa • Wangchuk Sherpa 1993 The 1993 Indo-Nepalese Everest expedition was the first all-woman expedition by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and funded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The 21-member team was led by Bachendri Pal. The expedition set several world records, including the largest number of persons (18) on a single expedition to climb Mount Everest, and largest number of women (7) from a single country to climb Mount Everest. Santosh Yadav became the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice while Dicky Dolma became the youngest woman (19 years old) in the world to climb Everest. Santosh Yadav and Rita Gombu Marwah were the deputy leaders. Eighteen ascents took place - 11 of them by Indians and seven by women. South Col side summiteers • Santosh Yadav • Dicky Dolma • Kunga Bhutia • Dal Dev (Baldev) Kunwar • Nima Norbu Dolma • Suman Kutiyal • Savita Martolia • Deepu Sharma • Rajiv Sharma • Radha Devi Thakur • Kusang Dorje Sherpa • Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa • Dorje Sherpa • Ngatemba Sherpa • Ngatemba Sherpa • Nima Dorje I Sherpa • Ongada Chiring Sherpa • Tenzing Sherpa Lobsang Tshering Bhotia, the nephew of Tenzing Norgay, was a member of the 1993 Australian–Macedonian Everest Expedition led by Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing. He reached the top, but died from a fall during the descent. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel, Parash Mani Das and Harbhajan Singh were the deputy leaders. North Col side summiteers • Tsewang Paljor • Dorje Morup • Tsewang Samanla • Tashi Ram Negi • Hira Ram Singh • Kusang Dorjee Sherpa • Nadre Sherpa • Sange Muktuk Sherpa 1998 In 1998, an expedition to Mount Everest was led by Hrishikesh Yadav as part of the Indian Independence Golden Jubilee celebration. During this expedition, a total of 8 persons reached the summit, two Indians and six sherpas. This was the first successful Indian civilian expedition over any 8000m peak. Abhijit Burman was the youngest climber on the expedition, who summitted when he was 30. North Col side summiteers • Surendra Chavan • Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu • Dawa Tashi Sherpa • Dawa Norbu II Sherpa • Tamtin Sherpa • Nawang Tenzing Sherpa I • Phinzo Norbu Sherpa • Niam Gyalzen Sherpa Another Indian, Kusang Dorjee Sherpa, reached the top as a hired member of the Himalayan Kingdom expedition led by David Walsh. 1999 The 1999 Indian Everest Millennium Expedition was led by Santosh Yadav. During this expedition, a total of 4 ascents were by Indians. South Col side summiteers • Amar Prakash Dogra • Kusang Dorjee Sherpa • Sange Muktuk Sherpa • Dinesh Kumar == 2000s ==

2001 The 2001 Indian Army Mount Everest Expedition was led by Colonel Krishan Kumar. During this expedition, 15 people reached the summit - 7 of them were Indians and 8 were sherpas. Satish Chander Sharma was the deputy leader. South Col side summiteers • Chanchal Singh Dhasila • Neel Chand Dogra • Mohinder Singh Negi • Palden Giachho Negi • Amar Prakash Dogra • Saurabh Singh Shekhawat • Chhering Norbu Bodh • Til Bikram Budhathoki • Dendi Sherpa • Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa • Mingma Tshering Sherpa • Nga Temba Sherpa • Pasang Gelu Sherpa • Pasang Rinji Sherpa • Pasang Tendi Sherpa 2002 No ascents were made by Indians in 2002. 2003 The 2003 Indo-Nepal Army on Everest and Lhotse Expedition, led by Colonel Ashok Abbey, recorded a total of 16 persons reaching the summit - 9 of them were Indians and 7 were sherpas. Major Chandra Shekhar Manda was the deputy leader. South Col side summiteers • Angchuk Chhering • Tashi Gyapo • Rajendra Singh Jalal • Jagat Singh Negi • Lalit Kumar Negi • Kunwar Singh Rawat • Saurabh Singh Shekhawat • Abhijeet Singh • Lal Singh Thapa • Damai Chhiri Sherpa • Dendi Sherpa • Pasang Sherpa • Pasang Rinji Sherpa • Pasang Rita Sherpa • Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa • Pemba Tshering (Pemba Chhiri) Sherpa Also, the 2003 Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Everest Expedition led by the principal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Colonel, Vijay Singh Thakur, recorded a total of 2 ascents by Indians. Kulwant Singh Dhami was the deputy leader. North Col side summiteers • Kusang Dorjee Sherpa • Nadre Sherpa 2004 The first 2004 Indian Navy Mount Everest North Face Expedition by Indian Navy led by Satyabrata Dam recorded a total of 12 persons reaching the summit - 5 of them were Indians and 7 sherpas. Lieutenant Amit Pande was the deputy leader. North Col side summiteers • Satyabrata Dam • Dr Viking Bhanoo • Abhishek Kankan • Rakesh Kumar Lagwal • Vikas Kumar Mehra 2005 The 2005 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition, led by Major Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, recorded a total of 15 persons to reach the summit - 9 of them were Indians and 6 were sherpas. The deputy leader was lieutenant colonel Anand Swaroop. North Col side summiteers • Saurabh Singh Shekhawat • Topgay Bhutia • Tsering Ladol • Dachen Lhamo • Sipra Majumdar • Jagat Singh Negi • Ashwini Ajitshing Sadekar Pawar • Kaman Singh • Surjeet Singh The 2005 Indian Air Force Everest Expedition by Indian Air Force led by Air Force wing commander Amit Chowdhury recorded a total of 7 persons reach the summit - 3 of them were Indians and 4 were sherpas. North Col side summiteers • Sirigereshiva Shankarappa Chaitanya • Niku Ram Chowdhary • Ramesh Chandra Tripathi 2006 The First Border Security Force (BSF) Everest Expedition 2006, led by Major Sharab Chandub Negi, recorded a total of 16 persons reaching the summit - 7 of them were Indians and 9 were sherpas,. South Col side summiteers • Sharab Chandub Negi • Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu • Kamlash Kumar Bounthiyal • Manoj Dahal • Kedar Singh Koranga • Parveen Singh Lohia • Bhagat Singh Rawat • Mastan Babu Malli (expedition led by Arnold Coster) The third 2006 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest, led by Harbhajan Singh, recorded a total of 14 persons reaching the summit -12 of them were Indians and 2 were sherpas. Prem Singh was the deputy leader. North Col side summiteers • Prem Singh • Nawang Dorjey • Mohammad Ali Khan • Sri Kishan • Pradeep Kumar • Vishal Mani Maithani • Hira Ram Singh • Pasang Tenzing Sherpa • Wangchuk Sherpa • Jot (Jyoti) Singh Bhandari • Ongda Gyalzen Sherpa • Sangay Furi Sherpa 2007 The 2007 Indian Army Everest Expedition led by Lt. Colonel Ishwar Singh Thapa recorded a total of 24 persons reaching the summit - 12 of them was Indians and 12 were sherpas. North Col side summiteers • Tsering Angchok • Amar Dev Bhatt • Maruti Khandagle • Sachin Raosaheb Patil • Dharmjot Singh • Balwant Singh Negi • Khem Chand Thakur • Narendra Singh Chandel • Dayanand Dhali • Nandkumar Jagtap • Ram Bahadur Mall • Tejpal Singh Negi 13. Shekhar Babu Bachinepally reached the summit in a separate two-men expedition. South Col side summiteers Ongda Gyalzen Sherpa reached the summit as a Sherpa in the Caudweel Xtreem Everest led by Michael Patrick William (Mike) Grocott. 2008 The 2008 Indian Army Snow Lion Everest Expedition, led by Army officer Ashok Abbey, recorded a total of 18 persons reaching the summit - 9 of them were Indians and 9 were sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Sonam Gurmey • Pasang Tenzin Lektso • Dechen Lhamo • Thupten Lobsang • Jigmey Namgyal • Tashi Phuntsok • Tenzin Rigden • Kumchok Tenpa • Champa Younten The 2008 Gyamtsho Tshering Bhutia Everest Expedition recorded a total of 22 persons reaching the summit - 10 of them were Indians and 12 were Sherpa. South Col side summiteers • Pratap Singh Bisht • Kavita Burathoki • Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu • Vinod Gusain • Satal Singh Panwar • Khushal Singh Rana • Dashrath Singh Rawat • Dinesh Singh Rawat • Vishveshvar Semwal • Surendra Singh Bodh On 21 May 2009, Krushnaa Patil climbs the summit and became the youngest woman (16 years and 7 months years old) in the world to climb the highest peak in the world. Gaurav Sharma and Tapi Mra also reached the summit as part of two separate expeditions. == 2010s ==

2010 2010 recorded a total of 4 ascents by Indians through separate excursions - all from the South side (Nepal). On 22 May 2010, Arjun Vajpai became the youngest Indian to reach the summit at the age of 16 years, 11 months, and 18 days. South Col side summiteers • Basanta Kumar Singha Roy • Debasish Biswas • Arjun Vajpai • Mamta Sodha 2011 2011 recorded a total of 20 ascents by 19 Indians (double ascent Anshu Jamsenpa) from the South side (Nepal). Premlata Agarwal became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled Mount Everest at the age of 48. Anshu Jamsenpa summited twice on 12 May and 21 May. South Col side summiteers • Tine Mena (first woman from Arunachal Pradesh) • Jogabyasa Bhoi • Ganesh Chandra Jena • Dipankar Ghosh • Rajib Bhattacharya • Sunita Singh Choken • Premlata Agarwal (became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled Mount Everest) • Sushma Kaushik • Vikas Kaushik • Narinder Singh • Pawan Grewal 2011 Indian Air Force Women Everest Expedition The 2011 Indian Air Force Women Everest Expedition led by Lt. Colonel Narender Kumar Dahiya recorded a total of 19 persons reaching the summit, 7 of them were Indians and 12 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Nivedita Chaudhary • Devidutta Panda • Nirupama Pandey • Ganesh Singh Pokhariya • Rajika Sharma • Raju Sindhu • Jasbir Singh In 2013 Wansuk Myrthong the first Women from the state of Meghalaya-India climbed the Mt. Everest Summit on 18 May 2013. 2012 2012 recorded a total of 52 ascents by Indians, 10 of them was women - 7 from the North side (China/ Tibet) and 45 from South side (Nepal). 2012 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest The fourth 2012 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest led by Prem Singh recorded a total of eight persons reach on the summit, seven of them were Indian and one was a sherpa. North Col side summiteers • Krishna Prasad Gurung • Pradeep Kumar Negi • Pasang Tenzing Sherpa (2nd time of 2) • Devendra Singh • Virender Singh • Ratan Singh Sonal • Mingma Dorchi Sherpa 2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition The 2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition led by Lt. Colonel Ajay Kothiyal recorded a total of 28 persons reach on the summit, 15 of them was Indians and 13 sherpas, South Col side summiteers • Neha Bhatnagar • Prabhu Dayal Bisht • Prachi Ramesh Gole • Rajendra Singh Jalal (2nd time of 3) • Ranveer Singh Jamwal(1st time of 3) • Gary Jarman Lamare • Smitha Laxman (first woman from Karnataka) • Neikhrietuonuo Linyu (1st Naga to Summit Mt Everest) • Sherab Palden • Deepika Rathore (first time of 2) • Namrata Rathore • Poonam Sangwan • Sudhir Singh (first time of 2) • Tejpal Singh Negi (2nd time of 2) • Praveen Thapa • Satyadeep Gupta( 2 times) 2012 Indian Army Snow lion Everest Expedition The 2012 Indian Army Snow lion Everest Expedition led by Lt. Colonel Bhupesh Hada recorded a total of 11 persons reach on the summit, seven of them were Indian and four were sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Bhupesh Hada • Chokyi • Chomphel • Thupten Lobsang (2nd time of 2) (first Indian army to scale mounteverest summit without supplementary oxygen on 5 May 2012) • Tenpa Tashi • Thakpa Tenzing • Tamding Tsewang 2012 Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Everest Expedition The 2012 Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Everest Expedition by Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on 2012 led by Lt. Colonel Neeraj Rana recorded a total of 10 persons reach on the summit, 6 of them was Indians and 4 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Ngodup Bhutia • Kamal Nayan • Yamuna Prasad Paneru • Pawel Sharma • Phuchung Sherpa • Mahavir Singh Other summiteers of 2012 • Kazi Sherpa (first time of 2) • Shrihari Ashok Tapkir • Sagar Sanjay Palkar • Anand Ashok Bansode • Toolika Rani • Ashish Sharad Mane • Prasad Narendra Joshi • Krishna Sukhadev Dhokale • Chetan Shirish Ketkar • Rupesh Bharat Khopade • Surendra Ravindra Jalihal • Rahul Balu Yelange • Kapil Ruhil Singh • Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu (4th time of 7) • Rajendra Singh Pal • Meghlal Mahato • Binita Soren 2013 2013 recorded a total of 67 ascents by Indians. 11 of them were women - all from the South side (Nepal). Ravindra Kumar, the only IAS officer to have climbed the Everest, a native of begusarai On 19 May 2013, Ravindra Kumar became the first Indian Administrative Officer to climb the Mt. Everest. On 23 May 2019, Kumar became the first Indian Administrative Officer to climb the Mt. Everest twice. • Ravindra Kumar Arunima Sinha - first female amputee On 21 May 2013, Arunima Sinha became the first female amputee to scale Mount Everest. • Arunima Sinha Tashi and Nungshi Malik - first siblings and first twins Nungshi Malik and Tashi Malik, the first twins to climb Mount Everest together, summited. • Nungshi Malik • Tashi Malik 2013 Indo Nepal Joint Army Everest Expedition The 2013 Indo Nepal Joint Army Everest Expedition led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal recorded a total of 43 persons reach on the summit, 11 of them was Indians and 32 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Ranveer Singh Jamwal (2nd time of 3) • Unnikannan A. P. Veetil (first time of 2), first man from Kerala • Mingmar Gurung • Rajendra Singh Jalal (3rd time of 3) • Manoj Joshi • Hajari Lal (first time of 2) • Chatter Singh • Shivraj Singh • Sudhir Singh (2nd time of 2) • Sukhvir Singh • Sonam Thinlas 2013 National Cadet Corp (NCC) Everest Expedition The 2013 National Cadet Corps NCC Everest Expedition led by Satish Chander Sharma recorded a total of 25 persons reach on the summit, 11 of them was Indians and 14 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Rajat Boktapa • Raghuveer Chand • Shankar Singh Chirom • Ashwani Kumar • Rafiq Ahmed Malik • Jagat Singh Negi (3rd time of 3) • Bidyachand Singh Phairembam • Sandeep Rai • Khimi Ram Thakur • Arvind Raturi • Karma Dawa Thakur 2013 Special Service Bureau (SSB) Everest Expedition The 2013 Special Service Bureau (SSB) Everest Expedition by Sashastra Seema Bal led by Somit Joshi recorded a total of 11 persons reach on the summit, 5 of them was Indians and 6 sherpas,. South Col side summiteers • Somit Joshi • Tame (Man) Bagang • Subodh Kumar Chandola • Vinod Singh Negi • Rahul Kumar Tyagi 2013 North East India Everest Expedition The 2013 North East India Everest Expedition led by Surjit Singh Leishangthem recorded a total of 21 persons reach on the summit, 11 of them was Indians and 10 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Manish Kumar Deka • Anand Gurung • Anshu Jamsenpa (3rd time of 5) • Nima Lama • Chinekheinganba Nameirakpam • Bidyapati Devi Ningthoutam • Mohon Puyamcha • Tarun Saikia • Kazi Sherpa (2nd time of 2) • Myrthong Wansuk (first woman from Meghalaya) • David Zohmangaiha 2013 The Lawrence School, Sanawar Everest Expedition The Lawrence School, Sanawar Everest Expedition led by Neeraj Rana recorded a total of 13 persons reach on the summit, 7 of them was Indians and 6 sherpas, South Col side summiteers • Fateh Singh Brar • Prithvi Singh Chahal • Raghav Joneja • Shubham Kaushik • Guribadat Singh Somal • Ajay Sohal Other summiteers of 2013 South Col side summiteers • Bhushan Uday Harshe • Anand Shivling Mali • Ganesh Krishna More • Ravindra Kumar • Prem Kumar Singh • Tusi Das • Chhanda Gayen • Ujjal Ray • Debdas Nandy • Anita Devi (first time of 2) • Sushen Mahato • Kanta Manu Devi • Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu (5th time of 7) • Hemant Sachdev • Ramlal Sharma • Sanjay Kodain Sanzu • Satyabrata Dam (2nd time of 2) • Murad Lala 2014 2014 recorded a total of 5 ascents by Indians and one of them woman - all from the North side (China/ Tibet). Malavath Poorna - youngest girl to conquer Mount Everest The 2014 Transcend Adventures Everest Expedition led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally created a new history, Malavath Poorna On 25 May 2014, at the age of 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest girl in the world to have reached the summit. North Col side summiteers • Malavath Poorna (Youngest girl in the world to climb Mount Everest ) • Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar • Kishor Dattatraya Dhankude (first time of 2) • Biplab Baidya • Debabrata Mukherjee 2015 No ascents were made by Indians in 2015. 2016 2016 recorded a total of 50 ascents by Indians, 15 of them women. One died. Six were from the north side (China/ Tibet) and 44 from south side (Nepal). 2016 Transcend Adventures Everest Expedition The 2016 Transcend Adventures Everest Expedition led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally recorded a total of 13 persons reach on the summit, 5 of them was Indians and 8 sherpas,. North Col side summiteers • Suhail Sharma • Dhubi Bhadraiah • S. Prabakaran • Balan Shivaraman • Gollapalli Ramamurthy Radhika • Aparna Kumar 2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition The 2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal recorded a total of 27 persons reach on the summit, 10 of them was Indians and 17 sherpas,. South Col side summiteers • Ranveer Singh Jamwal (3rd time of 3) • K. Siva Kumar (first person from Tamil Nadu) • Hajari Lal (2nd Time of 2) • Ankur Rawat • Unnikannan A. P. Veetil (2nd time of 2), first Keralite to climb Everest twice • Mirza Zahid Baig • Umesh Rai • Pratap Singh • Rinzin Dorje Bodh • Dorjey Gyalson 2016 National Cadet Corp (NCC) Girls Everest Expedition The 2016 National Cadet Corps (NCC) Girls Everest Expedition led by Guarav Karki recorded a total of 28 persons reach on the summit, 14 of them was Indians and 14 sherpas, South Col side summiteers • Guarav Karki • Rigzen Dolker • Lalrintluangi • Tashi Laskit • Pooja Mehra • Deepika Rathore (2nd time of 2) • Balkar Singh • Sulaxchana Tamang • Tsering Angmo • Trishala Gurung • Stanzin Laskit • Vishal Ahlawat • Dolyne Kharbhih • Kumari Nutan 2016 Satori Adventurous International Everest Expedition 2016 Satori Adventurous International Everest Expedition led by Jitesh Popatial Mody recorded a total of 16 persons reach on the summit, 6 of them was Indians and 10 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Debraj Dutta • Kuntal Ajit Joisher • Bhagwan Singh Kushwah • Chetna Sahoo • Pradeep Chandra Sahoo • Rafik Taher Shaikh 2016 Seven Summit Trecks Everest Expedition The 2016 Seven Summit Trecks Everest Expedition led by Iranian Azim Gheychisaz recorded a total of 25 persons reaching the summit, 7 of them Indians. South Col side summiteers • Naba Kumar Phukon • Narender yadav • Seema Rani • Rudra Prasad Halder • Malay Mukherjee • Ramesh Chandra Roy • Satyarup Siddhanta (first from Karnataka) Another summiteers in 2016 South Col side summiteers • Nanda Dulal Das • Henry David Teran • Khorsing Terang • Ankur Bahl • Subhash Pal (died from exhaustion) • Ratnesh Pandey • Harshad Kamalaksha Rao 2017 2017 recorded a total of 49 ascents by 48 Indians (double ascent Anshu Jamsenpa), 7 accents by 6 women- One die - 18 from the North side (China/ Tibet) and 31 from South side (Nepal). Anshu Jamsenpa - fastest double summit, most times (5) by Indian woman Anshu Jamsenpa created a new history. The first woman in the world to scale the summit of Mount Everest twice in a season (and the first to do so within 5 days). It is also the fastest double ascents of the tallest crest by a woman. This was her fifth summit and thus she became the most time climbed Indian woman. South Col side summiteers • Anshu Jamsenpa on 16 May 2017, 4th time of 5 • Anshu Jamsenpa on 21 May 2017, 5th time of 5 2017 Transcend Adventures Everest Expedition The 2017 Transcend Adventures Everest Expedition led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally recorded a total of 37 persons reach on the summit, 16 of them was Indians and 21 sherpas. North Col side summiteers • Bharath Thammineni • Dharma Teja Mothukuri • Suresh Babu Gullamarusu • Nagaraju Sundarana • Satya Rao Kare • Krishna Rao Vooyaka • Durga Rao Kunja • Sagar Bodla • Chenna Rao Gajavelli • Eswaraiah Seelam • Hari Prasad Ganugapenta • Sunda Raju Repalle • Rani Boddu • Asha Singh • Sandhya Bai Vadithe • Aparna Arvind Prabhudesai North Col side summiteers • Anita Devi (second time of two) became the first Indian woman to climb the peak from both sides, she climbed the peak from the South side in 2013. 2017 Indian Navy Everest-Lhotse Expedition The 2017 Indian Navy Everest-Lhotse Expedition by Indian Navy led by Lieutenant Commander Sanjay K. Kulkarni recorded a total of 20 persons reach on the summit, 9 of them was Indians and 11 sherpas. Lieutenant Commander Vinit Doshi was the deputy leader. South Col side summiteers • Shashank Tewari • Chandraveer Singh Yadav • Anant Kukreti • Bikas Maharana • Avinash Kalyan Bawane, NM • Hari Om • Nagarajan Hari Prasath • Ashish Gupta • Sandeep Singh 2017 Indian Army Snow Lion Everest Expedition The 2017 Indian Army Snow Lion Everest Expedition led by Vishal Dubey recorded a total of 13 persons reach on the summit, 7 of them was Indians and 6 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Karma Zopa • Kalden Panjur • Sonam Phuntsok • Urgen Topgye • Kunchok Tenpa (2nd time of 2) • Ngawang Gelek • Kelsang Dorjee Bhutia 2017 Asian Trekking ONGC Eco Everest Expedition The 2017 Asian Trekking ONGC Eco Everest Expedition by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation led by Satendra K. Sangwan recorded a total of 16 persons reach on the summit, 7 of them was Indians and 9 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu (6th time of 7) • Yogendar Garbiyal • Ngayaising Jagoi • Rahul Jarngal • Prabhat Gaurav • Nirmal Kumar • Santosh Kumar Singh Another South Col side summiteers in 2017 South Col side summiteers • Kishor Dattatraya Dhankude (2nd time of 2) • Brij Mohan Sharma • Ravi Kumar (Died) • Hemant Gupta • Kuntal Kanrar • Mohammed Sahabuddin 2018 2018 recorded a total of 69 ascents by Indians - 8 of them women - 18 from the North Col and 51 from South Col. Ajeet Bajaj and Dia Susanna Bajaj, a father-daughter duo from Delhi, made history by conquering Mount Everest on 16 May. Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak at the age of 53 years. The second Border Security Force (BSF) Everest Expedition 2018, led by Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, recorded a total of 30 persons to reach the summit. South Col side summiteers • Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu • Pritam Chand • Anwar Hussain • Aasif Jaan • Praveen Kumar • Parveen Singh • Vikash Singh Rawat • Suresh Chhetri • Manoj Dahal • Ravi Kant Negi • Kamlesh Kumar • Suneel Kumar • Avinash Negi • Kedar Singh • Darshan Tamang The 2018 Uttarakhand State Police Everest Expedition led by Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal recorded a total of 16 persons reaching the summit - 8 of them was Indians and 8 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Manoj Kumar Joshi • Vijendra Kuriyal • Praveen Singh • Yogesh Singh • Suryakant Uniyal • Ravi Chauhan • Virendra Prasad • Sanjay Kumar Upreti 2018 NIMAS India Everest Expedition The 2018 NIMAS India Everest Expedition by National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports led by Colonel Sarfraz Singh recorded a total of 13 persons reach on the summit, 8 of them was Indians and 5 sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Sarfraz Singh Kular • Dorjee Khandu • Gajur Man Rai • Hem Singh • Pravendra Kumar • Sanjay Kumar • Tongchen Nimsonga • Ram Singh Rawat The 2018 Force Motors Everest Expedition led by Sauraj Jhingan recorded a total of 4 persons reaching the summit - 2 of them were Indians and 2 were sherpas. South Col side summiteers • Sauraj Jhingan • Samir Nicholas Patham 18 other people reached the summit as part of different expeditions. They were: • Bhagwan Bhikoba Chawale • Prajit Rasiklal Pardeshi • Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl • Tamut Taka • Kishon Tekseng • Amit Kumar • Sandeep Mansukhani • Sandeep Toliya • Navdeep Bittu • Swarnalata Dalai • Manisha Jaykrishna Waghmare • Poonam • Rahul Gupta • Muri Linggi • Rohtash Khileri • Shivangi Pathak • Vikas Shambhu Prasad Dimri (Vikas Dimri) The 2018 Transcend Adventurous Everest Expedition led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally recorded a total of 40 persons reaching the summit - 18 of them were Indians and 22 were sherpas. North Col side summiteers • Himamsa Shaik • Raja Kojja • Kavidas Pandurang Katmode • Umakant Suresh Madavi • Pramesh Sitaram Ale • Manisha Dharma Dhurve • Mehul Pravinchandra Joshi • Venkata Surya Prakash Korikala • Ajeet Bajaj • Deeya Suzannah Bajaj • Asha Kiran Rani Koyyi • Praveen Kumar Jujjavarapu • Raju Gosala • Borage Prasanna Kumar • Bhanu Surya Prakash Podudolu • Vikas Mahadeo Soyam • Vikram Chandra Naik • Venkatesh Maheshwari 2019 2019 recorded a total of 77 ascents by Indians - 18 of them women - from both South Col and North Col side. South Col side summiteers • Milind Raskar • Megha Parmar • Aditya Gupta • Romil Barthwal • Bhawna Dehariya • Abdul Nassar P • Keval Kakka • Aditi Vaidya • Anuja Vaidya • Vivek Thakur North Col side summiteers 1. # Ravindra Kumar became the first Indian Administrative Officer to climb the Mt. Everest twice on 23 May 2019. 2. # Kuntal Joisher 3. # Parth Upadhyay ==2020s==

There were no summit attempts in 2020 as Nepal and Tibet, both sides were closed during the mountaineerCOVID-19 pandemic. 2021 manita pradhan from Sikkim • Harshvardhan Joshi • Col. Amit Bisht • Manish Kashniyal • Neeraj Choudhary 2022 • Piyali Basak • Savita Kanswal summited on 12 May 2022. • Shaikh Hassan Khan Ali Shahida • Sidharth Routray from Odisha Indian on 15 May 2022 • Praveen Singh Rana from Uttarkashi Uttarakhand summited on 21 May 2022, also climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Elbrus, Mt Kosciusko and became first person of the world who climbed four continents highest peaks on a specified day. This record has been recorded in India Book of Records. He climbed Mt. Aconcagua twice in 2025(On 22nd Feb and 25th Feb 2025 base camp to base camp 28 hrs). • Prakriti Varshney summited in May 2022 2023 1. Yaashi Jain She has completed the Basic Mountaineering Course and Advanced Mountaineering Course. She is a Chhattisgarh-based mountaineer, who summited Mount Everest on 17 May 2023 and Mount Lhotse on 18 May within 26 hrs. of time span becoming the youngest woman mountaineer to summit both. She has also climbed 4/7 continents' highest peaks. 2. Muthamilselvi Narayanan A Tamil Nadu-based, 34 years old, a mother of two daughters is the First Tamil Woman to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest (2023) and as a First Tamil Woman to scale Five Summits, the Five highest continental peaks of the world within short duration within 267 days (May 2023~March 2024). She has received the "Kalpana Chawla - 2023" Tamil Nadu government state award for successfully done the Mt. Everest summit. Also, she has received the popular media Aval Vikatan's award "Singappen 2023". 3. Ashish Singh He is an Indian mountaineer, entrepreneur, and author. A certified mountaineer, he has climbed 20+ Himalayan peaks, including Mount Everest, which he summited on his first attempt on 23 May 2023. He has also completed the first ascent of a 6,105-meter virgin peak and summited Lobuche East (6,119 m). Singh is also the author of the book Life with Uncertainties, where he shares reflections on resilience, challenges, and personal growth. 2024 1. Kaamya Karthikeyan is an Indian climber who lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Kaamya had earlier summited Mount Everest on 20 May 2024, becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest female in the world to climb the peak from Nepal side. 2. Jyoti Ratre is an Indian mountaineer from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. In May 2024, she became the oldest Indian woman to summit Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, at the age of 55, breaking the previous national record of 53 years. 3. Satyadeep Gupta- created world record by dual Everest and Lhotse climb in less than 12 hours. 2025 1. The largest expeditionary force to reach the summit of Mount Everest consisted of 49 climbers from the Indian Army Adventure Wing, including 22 members of the Indian Army and 27 Sherpas, who successfully summited on 27 May 2025 as part of the Indian Army's Silver Jubilee Everest Expedition, led by Lieutenant Colonel Manoj Joshi, marking one of the largest coordinated summit efforts by a single organized team on the world's highest mountain, having a Guinness World Records Title. 2. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) expedition team successfully summited Mount Everest (8,848 m) on 18 May 2025, marking a significant milestone for the organization. The expedition comprised 10 NCC cadets, including five boys and five girls, along with four officers, two Junior Commissioned Officers, one Girl Cadet Instructor, and 10 Non-Commissioned Officers, reflecting a structured and gender-balanced representation within the team. See also • List of Mount Everest records of India • List of Mount Everest records • List of Mount Everest summiteers by frequency • Sports in India – Overview of 'sports in India'. • Height of Mount Everest ==References==