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Bachendri Pal became the _____ Indian woman to climb the Mt. Everest.
Bachendri Pal became the _____ Indian woman to climb the Mt. Everest.
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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.
- Pal achieved immediate fame, and in 1985 she returned to Mount Everest to successfully lead an all-woman team to the summit.
- After summitting a number of smaller peaks, she was selected to join India’s first mixed-gender team to attempt an expedition to Mount Everest.
- Beginning its ascent in early May 1984, her team almost met disaster when an avalanche buried its camp, and more than half the group was forced to abandon the ascent because of injury or fatigue.
- Pal and the remainder of the team pressed on, and she reached the summit on May 23, 1984.
- 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.
- Pal achieved immediate fame, and in 1985 she returned to Mount Everest to successfully lead an all-woman team to the summit.
- After summitting a number of smaller peaks, she was selected to join India’s first mixed-gender team to attempt an expedition to Mount Everest.
- Beginning its ascent in early May 1984, her team almost met disaster when an avalanche buried its camp, and more than half the group was forced to abandon the ascent because of injury or fatigue.
- Pal and the remainder of the team pressed on, and she reached the summit on May 23, 1984.
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