Arjun Vajpai
Arjun on top of Mount Kalam.
Personal information
Born (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndia Indian

Arjun Vajpai (born 9 June 1993) is an Indian mountaineer, who became the world's youngest mountaineer to summit six peaks over 8,000 meters in the year 2018.[1]

Arjun climbed Mount Everest in 2010 at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 18 days, becoming the youngest Indian to climb Everest at that time. [2] He broke a record set by Krushnaa Patil of Maharashtra who climbed the Everest at the age of 19. On 20 May 2011, he became the youngest person ever to summit Lhotse, aged 17 years, 11 months and 16 days.

Personal life

Arjun Vajpai is the son of Col. Sanjeev Vajpai and Priya Vajpai from Noida. He studied at International School, Noida. He underwent training at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.[3]

Climbing career

Vajpai also climbed Manaslu on 4 October 2011. After 3 failed attempts on Mount Makalu, he climbed it on 22 May 2016, during his fourth attempt.[4]

On 14 October 2015 Arjun Vajpai along with mountaineer Bhupesh Kumar scaled an unnamed peak 6,180 metres (20,280 feet) high in Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh and named it Mount Kalam in memory of late President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.[5]

Arjun Vajpai scaled Cho Oyu accompanied by Pasang Norbu Sherpa and Lakpa Sherpa.[6]

During one of his attempts at Mount Cho Oyu, Tibet (the easiest 8,000 metres peak),[7] in 2012, he was paralysed for two days, at an altitude of 22,000 feet (6,700 metres). The Swiss adventurer Olivier Racine came to his rescue giving him appropriate medicine.[8] [9]

Vajpai was rescued from Mount Annapurna in April 2023 while returning from the summit.[10][11]

Summits so far

See also

References

  1. ^ "India's Arjun Vajpai Becomes World's Youngest Mountaineer To Summit Six Peaks Over 8,000 m". 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Sudeshna (22 May 2010). "Indian, American teen on top of Mt Everest". Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Young Indian mountaineer scales Mt Lhotse". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  4. ^ Mukherjee, Susmita (25 May 2016). "Arjun Vajpai Becomes The Youngest Indian To Scale Mt Makalu, One Of The World's Toughest Peaks, At 27,766 Ft". Times Of India. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ^ Archana, KC (23 October 2015). "Indian boys climb an untouched mountain peak and name it after APJ Abdul Kalam". India Today. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. ^ Jadhav, Anuja. "Arjun Vajpai becomes the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale Mt Cho Oyu". indian express.
  7. ^ "Climb Cho Oyu". Adventure Consultants.
  8. ^ Benavides, Angela (24 March 2021). "Former 16-Year-Old Everest Summiter Returns For No-O2 Ascent » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Arjun Vajpai, The Child Prodigy Who Conquered Mount Everest Is All Set To Make A New World Record". Scoop Whoop.
  10. ^ a b "Escape from Annapurna-three Indians made it, Irishman didn't". The Times of India. 23 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Mt Annapurna expedition | Rescued climber back: Were exhausted, no proper arrangements". The Indian Express. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ Srinivasan, Madhumitha (8 November 2021). "Age no bar!". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "Meet Arjun Vajpai: The 3rd Youngest Indian To Climb Everest Who Is Now Eyeing Mt. Kangchenjunga". MensXP.
  14. ^ "The Kanchenjunga story: Arjun Vajpai climbs the third highest peak in the world". Business Standard.
  15. ^ Online, T. H. T. (17 April 2023). "Shehroze becomes youngest to complete 11 peaks as first Pakistani woman scales Annapurna". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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