Chandraprabha Aitwal | |
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| Born | (1941-12-24)24 December 1941 (age 83) Dharchula, Uttarakhand |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mountain climber |
Chandraprabha Aitwal (born 24 December 1941) is an Indian mountain climber and one of the pioneers of Indian women mountaineers. She was awarded 2009Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for Lifetime Achievement, given by the IndianMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[1] She has climbedNanda Devi,Kangchenjunga, Trishuli and Mt.Jaonli.[2]
Aitwal grew up inDharchula inPithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.[2]
Over the years she has reached the summits of several of peaks, includingNanda Devi in 1981. She was also part of Indian Mountaineering Federation's sponsored Mount Everest campaign in 1984.[2] In August 2009, at the age of 68, she reached the summit of Mount Srikantha in the Garhwal Himalaya, an elevation of 6,133 m, for the second time as part of an all-woman expedition of the Indian Mountaineering Federation.[3][4]
