Legacy Of Odia Mountaineer Kalpana Dash



July 7 is the birth date of the pride of Odisha, Kalpana Dash. She is born in 1966 in the Dhenkanal district of the state. She is the first Odia mountaineer who had climbed Mount Everest.

 Mount Everest is earth's highest mountain above sea level. It is 29,029 ft which is a very toughest thing for every mountaineer. Kalpana Das was an Odia mountaineer who successfully done this. She is also an Indian lawyer. She scaled Mount Everest on 21 May 2008, along with a team of five members from the United States, Canada and Nepal.

 She had attempted to climb Mount Everest twice before, once in 2004 and once in 2006, but failed due to bad weather and health conditions.

 On 23 May 2019, Das again summited Everest with two others, but became ill on the descent and died just above its balcony.


 Journey 

  • Mount Denali - North America highest peak 2010 unsuccessful.

  • Mount Kilimanjaro- East Africa highest peak Tanzania Range 5,895 m successfully summited on dated 9 October 2014 (without oxygen)

  • Mount Aconcagua - South America highest peak Andes Range 6,962 m successfully summited on 16 January 2015 (without oxygen)

  • Mount Elbrus - Europe Highest peak Caucasus Range 5,642 m successfully summited on dated 31 July 2015 (without oxygen)

  • Mount Kosciuszko - Australia highest peak 2,228 m successfully summited on 3 December 2015 (without oxygen), a record for an Indian saree. 

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