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Malik twins | |
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 Tashi and Nungshi Malik doing endurance trek at the foothills ofHimalayas | |
| Born | Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (age 34) Anwali village,Sonipat district,Haryana, India |
| Occupation | Mountaineers/Explorers |
| Known for | First female twins and siblings to climbMount Everest,Seven Summits and completed theExplorer's Grand Slam. |
| Website | twinclimbers |
Tashi and Nungshi Malik (born 21 June 1991)[1] are the first siblings and twins to climb theSeven Summits and reach the North and South Poles and complete theAdventurers Grand Slam andThree Poles Challenge.
The Malik twins (Tashi and Nungshi) originally hail fromHaryana state, India.[2] They were born to an Indian Army officer, Col. Virendra Singh Malik from village AnwaliSonipat district ofHaryana, and his wife Anjoo Thapa. They settled in Dehradun after Col Malik's retirement from the Indian army.[3]
The girls attended several schools in the states ofMadhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,Tamil Nadu,Kerala andManipur, includingLawrence School, Lovedale, nearOotacamund. In 2013 they completed graduation in Journalism and Mass communication fromSikkim Manipal University. They have a Certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution from School of International Training inVermont, United States. In 2015 the twin sisters graduated in Sport and Exercise fromSouthern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand.[4][5]
On 13 April 2023, Nungshi Malik married Avinash Jacob Varghese in her home townDehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Shortly after they moved toInvercargill, New Zealand where they currently reside.[citation needed]
The Malik sisters trained at theNehru Institute of Mountaineering in 2010.[3] On Sunday, 19 May 2013, they scaledMount Everest, becoming the first twin sisters to do so.[6][7] They were joined at the summit bySamina Baig and they placed the flags of India and Pakistan together to symbolise peace.[8][9][10]
The twins participated in 'Climbathon 2013' where they scaled a virgin peak at 21000 ft funded by Indian Mountaineering Foundation in August 2013. They are also the first female twins to completeSeven Summits, complete theExplorers Grand Slam and the youngest people to complete the Three Pole Challenge.[11] On 16 December 2014, after climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica, they became world's first twins and siblings to scale the 'Seven Summits' together.[12][13]
After scaling Mount Everest on 19 May 2013 they completed the Explorers Grand Slam on 15 July 2015 in just over two years.[14] They are the first Indian and South Asians to complete the Explorers Grand Slam.[15]In Dec 2015, the twins scaled Aoraki (Mt Cook) New Zealand's tallest peak becoming first female twins to do so.[16]In September 2019, Nungshi and Tashi led Indian 'Khukuri Warriors' in theWorld's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji that pitched 66 teams of adventure athletes from 30 nations against forces of nature and against each other traversing 671 km of rugged Fijian landscape, ocean, rivers, lakes and jungles using dozen adventure activities. They became the first and only South Asians to participate in this global adventure race.[17][18]
In 2019, the sisters were awarded the prestigious Edmund Hillary Fellowship by New Zealand Government.[19]
| No.[20] | Image | peak | Elevation | Mountain Range | Continent | Date of Summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mount Everest | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) | Himalaya | Asia | 19 May 2013 |
| 2 |  | Aconcagua | 6,961 m (22,838 ft) | Andes | South America | 29 January 2014 |
| 3 |  | Denali | 6,194 m (20,322 ft) | Alaska Range | North America | 4 June 2014 |
| 4 |  | Kilimanjaro | 5,895 m (19,341 ft) | Eastern Rift mountains | Africa | 15 July 2015 |
| 5 |  | Mount Elbrus | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) | Caucasus Mountains | Europe | 22 August 2013 |
| 6 | .jpg) | Mount Vinson | 4,892 m (16,050 ft) | Sentinel Range | Antarctica | 14 December 2014 |
| 7 |  | Puncak Jaya | 4,884 m (16,024 ft) | Sudirman Range | Australia | 19 March 2014 |
| No | Image | Pole | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | North Pole | 21 April 2015[21] |
| 2 |  | South Pole | 28 December 2014[20] |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | Leif Erikson Young Explorer 2016 | Succeeded by |
