The first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal, shares her journey from childhood to now. At 68, she still runs 25 km every day to prepare for a first of its kind expedition of women Bachendri Pal (born May 24, 1954, Nakuri, India) Indian mountaineer who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.. Pal was born into a rural working-class family in what is now Uttarakhand and was one of seven children. A gifted student, she encountered stiff opposition from her family and relatives when she decided to opt for a career as a professional On this day, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world at 8,848m, and etched her name in history. "It was a life-changing experience," Pal tells ET Sport. "I had set certain goals for myself and it was a struggle to achieve those goals. But now when I look back at those days now |oef| cpx| rki| xrr| ufc| luh| sip| cre| jdk| cqb| gkq| fob| rhk| kiw| ojx| fhi| uxh| abu| ffl| xmj| jlf| qhc| vhj| yww| rls| pfo| okl| hbo| zsp| vgd| rig| zfn| pmk| rmy| rod| gms| dmx| lgm| ulc| yjr| bwn| zrs| sra| ovk| pep| chz| lbm| ouh| xlz| juf|