The first Indian woman and the fifth in the world to summit Everest the highest peak in the world is Bachendri Pal. She was initially trained as a teacher, but later on got her higher education in the mountains and that continued to teach her about potential, limits and humbleness. Bachendri Pal, was born in 1954 in Nakuri village, Garhwal, India. She surmounted the peak on 23rd May in the year 1984. At 1.07 p.m. IST, stood at the Sagarmatha (Nepali version of Mt. Everest and remained there with one of her co-mountaineers, for 43 minutes.
At the age of 12, she was first exposed to the mountaineering. It took place during a picnic where she along with several schoolmates climbed a 13,123 feet high peak. It had already become dark, they could not climb down as. They had to spend the night at the peak without any food or cover. In her memory, the experience remained deep-rooted. It started heightening her love for adventure and the mountains. She carried on her schooling and accomplished it successfully despite many constraints. Her parents sent her to college on being swayed by the principal of her school. After completing her graduation, she become the first girl of her village to do so.
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