Indian summiters of Mount Everest
The first attempts to summit Mount Everest by Indians were in 1960. The first Indians to reach the summit were a group led by Captain M.S. Kohli in 1965. 422 Indians made a total of 465 attempts between 1965 and 2018. These include 43 repeat attempts by 29 summiteers. There have been 81 attempts by 74 women and 7 repeat attempts by 4 female summiteers from India. By decade. A decade-by-decade breakup of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest. 1960 to 1999. 1960. The first Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1960  by Indian Army led by Brigadier Gyan Singh and this was unsuccessful. Climbers Colonel Narendra Kumar, Sonam Gyatso, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached up to 28,300 feet (8,625 meters) but due to extremely bad weather they had to turn back. 1962. The second Indian expedition to scale the Everest was in 1962 by Indian Army led by Major John Dias and this was also unsuccessful. Climbers Captain M S Kohli, Sonam Gyatso, and Hari Dang reached up to 28,600 feet (8,720 meters) but due to extremely bad weather they also had to turn back. 1965. In 1965, the third Indian  expedition by the Indian Army, which was led by Captain M S Kohli, included 21 core members of the expedition and 50 climbing sherpas. The initial attempt was during late-April and due to bad weather, they came back to base camp and waited 2 weeks for better weather. By the end of May, they succeeded by scaling the mountain in four successive attempts. Colonel Narendra "Bull" Kumar was the deputy leader of the team. India became the fourth country to scale Mount Everest. Records of the expedition South Col side summiteers 1966 to 1983. There were no ascents for  17 years, between 1966 and 1983. 1984. In 1984, the fourth Indian expedition was led by Darshan Kumar Khullar and recorded a total of 5 ascents, including that of Bachendri Pal, the first woman summiteer from India - all from the South side (Nepal). Lieutenant Colonel Prem Chand was the deputy leader. On 23 May 1984, Bachendri Pal achieves history as the first Indian woman to conquer Everest. South Col side summiteers 1985 to 1991. There were no ascents for 6 years, between 1985 and 1991. 1992. The 1992 Indo-Tibetan Border Police Expedition to Mount Everest by Indo-Tibetan Border  Police was led by additional deputy superintendent Major Hukam Singh and recorded a total of 8 ascents by Indians including that of Santosh Yadav. Senior medical officer Chittaranjan R. Pattanayak was the deputy leader. South Col side summiteers 1993. The 1993 Indo-Nepalese Everest expedition was the first all-woman expedition launched by Indian Mountaineering Foundation and funded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The 21-member team was led by Bachendri Pal. The historic expedition set up several world records at the time which included the largest number of persons (18) of a single expedition to climb  Mount Everest, 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 women (19 years old) in the world to climb the highest peak in the world. Santosh Yadav and Rita Gombu Marwah were the deputy leaders. A total of 18 ascents happened - 11 of them were Indians and 7 were women. South Col side summiteers Lobsang Tshering Bhotia, the nephew of Tenzing Norgay, participated as a member of the 1993 Australian Macedonian Everest Expedition led by  Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing. He reached on the top but died by fall at the time of descending. 1994 to 1995. No ascents were made by Indians in the years 1994 and 1995. 1996. The second 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police was led by Mohinder Singh to reach the summit on the backdrop of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and resulted in three summiteers of the expedition dying. The expedition is credited as being the first Indian ascent of Everest from the North Side and a total 8 persons reaching the  summit. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel, Parash Mani Das and Harbhajan Singh were the deputy leaders. North Col side summiteers 1997. No ascents were made by Indians in 1997. 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 - 2 of them was Indians and 6 sherpas. This was the first successful Indian civilian expedition over any 8000m peak. North Col side summiteers 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 2000 - 2009. No ascents were made by Indians in 2000. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 With he help of 3 sherpas, Kalpana Dash, an Indian lawyer and mountaineer, reached the top. She had attempted to climb Mount Everest twice before, once in 2004 and once in 2006, but failed due to bad weather and health conditions. 2009. The 2009 Nehru Institute of Mountaineering Everest Expedition, led by Brig. Mangal Murti Masur, VSM, recorded a total of 17 persons reaching the summit - 10  of them were Indians and 7 were sherpas. South Col side summiteers On 21 May 2009, Krushnaa Patil climbs the summit and became the youngest women (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. 2010 - 2019. 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 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 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 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 8 persons reach on the summit, 7 of them was Indians Indians and 1 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, 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, 7 of them was Indians Indians and 4 sherpas. (first Indian army to scale mounteverest summit without supplementary oxygen on 5 May 2012) 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. 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. Arunima Sinha - first female amputee. On 21 May 2013, Arunima Sinha became the first female amputee to scale Mount Everest. Tashi and  Nungshi Malik - first siblings and first twins. Nungshi Malik and Tashi Malik, the first twins to climb Mount Everest together, summited. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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, 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 Adventurous Everest Expedition led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally created a new history, Malavath Purna 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. 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 Adventurous Everest Expedition. The 2016 Transcend Adventurous 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. 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. 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, 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. 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. 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 . 2017 Transcend Adventurous Everest Expedition. The 2017 Transcend Adventurous 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. 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. 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. 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. Another South Col side summiteers in 2017 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 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 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. 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 18 other people reached the summit as part of different expeditions. They were: 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 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 North Col side summiteers 2019. There were no summit attempts in 2020 as Nepal and Tibet, both sides were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.