Baljeet Kaur is a prominent Indian woman climber and mountaineer. She was born in a small town in Himachal Pradesh. Her father was a bus driver for the Himachal Road Transport Corporation. Till her school days, her life was like that of a normal poor kid who has to earn a living. Everything changed when mountaineering caught her interest, and during her high school days, she joined the NCC (National Cadet Corps). After that, her career in mountaineering took a jump. She was chosen for the NCC excursion to Mountain Dew Tibba at the age of 20. She joined the NCC trek to conquer Mount Trishul (7120 metres). But the weather was not on their side, and due to inclement weather, her crew was not able to reach more than 6350 metres. Later that year, she rejoined NCC on the trek to Mt. Everest. She was just 301 metres from the summit of the world’s highest peak, but due to her defective oxygen mask, she was sent back. But her courage did not waver; she came back in 2022 after just five days of hard work, on May 17 at 10 a.m. She climbed Mt. Everest again and made her dream come true. At the same time, she also conquered Mt. Pumori, and she also became the first Indian woman mountaineer to successfully scale Mount Dhaulagiri, which stands at 8,167 metres.
First Indian female mountaineer to scale four 8,000-metre peaks in less than a month. Mt Annapurna (28 April), Mt Everest (22 May), Mt Kanchenjunga (12 May), and Mt Lhotse (23 May)
Biography/Personal Life Information
Date of Birth:
1996
Age (as in 2023):
27years Old
Birth Place:
Himachal Pradesh
Hometwon:
Solan
Nationality:
Indian
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn
Religion:
Hindu
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Height (approximate):
5 Feet 8 Inches
Weight (approximate):
57 Kgs
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Eye Color:
Black
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Black
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Father:
Shanti Devi
Mother:
Amrik Singh
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Unmarried
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Education And School, College
Educational Qualification
Graduated
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Government Senior Secondary School
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Achievements
The Indian Government honoured her with the Raksha Mantri Padak for taking part in the Mount Everest expedition in 2016.
Awarded with NCC Achiever Award by the Director General of the NCC Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh. For her mountaineering feasts in July 2022.
The first woman to scale all 8000m in less than a month in 2022.
Set a record to climb Mt. Manaslu without oxygen cylinders.
Some Lesser Known Facts
She learned mountaineering from the internet, as she could not afford a professional coach due to a lack of money.
Completed the 9,490-kilometre relay Marathon in 960 hours and created a world record.
It was her dream to watch snow despite being a citizen of Himachal Pradesh she never got the chance to enjoy the snow. Only when she grew up and went for mountaineering training in Darjeeling did she see snow for the first time.
Past Experience
She was scaling Mt. Annapurna with two sherpas when she went missing. A rescue operation happened to save her, and she was airlifted to safety by Nepalese rescuers.
Went on treks with NCC to Mt. Everest and Mt. Trishul.