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Sonam wangyal
Sonam Wangyal (born 1942) is a former Indian para military personnel and mountaineer who climbed Mt Everest in 1965 at the age 23, making him the youngest summiter.
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He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1965, followed by the Arjuna Award in 1968. He served as the Principal of the Sonam Mountaineering Institute in Gangtok (Sikkim) from 1976 to 1990. He retired as Assistant Director of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in 1993, and now lives in Leh.
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