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PAHADCAST Ft. Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu | Only Indian to climb Mount Everest 7 times | 4Play
Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu is an Indian mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest six times.
Contents
- PAHADCAST Ft Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu Only Indian to climb Mount Everest 7 times 4Play
- A Talk with Padma Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu by Neeraj Bhatt
- Early life and background
- Family life
- Mountaineering experience
- Everest ascents
- Recognition and awards
- References
He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2014.
A Talk with Padma Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu by Neeraj Bhatt | लव राज सिंह धर्मशक्तू
Early life and background
Dharmshaktu is from Bona village, Kumaon Himalaya. He worked at Uttar Pradesh Tourism office on Special Duty and took his adventure course. Later he completed Basic Mountaineering and Advanced Mountaineering courses from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering(NIM) in 1990. He earned a specialisation in Search and Rescue.
Family life
His wife, Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu from Delhi, is also a mountaineer and holds the record as the first woman from India to ski to reach the South Pole from the coast of the Antarctica, in 2009 as a part of 8-women Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctica Expedition.
Mountaineering experience
In 1989, Dharmashaktu climbed Nanda Kot (6861 meters), accompanying as a part of a mountaineering team from Lucknow. He reached the peak. He was part of mountaineering teams that attempted Mamostong Kangri (7516 mt) in Ladakh and Nanda Bhaner (6236 mt) during 1992. He was liaison officer for a British team that attempted Nanda Ghunti (6309mt) in 1997. In 2008, he reached the summit of Kanchenjunga (8586 mt) along with a BSF team. As of June 2012, he has climbed about 38 peaks.