| 词条 | Avtar Singh Cheema |
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Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989): along with 8 others were the first Indians to lead a successful expedition that climbed Mount Everest on 20 May 1965. He was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful Indian Expedition to Everest which put 9 mountaineers on top, a record to last 17 years. He along with H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Nawang Gombu, Sonam Wangyal, Sonam Gyatso, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, Chandra Prakash Vohra among others successfully summited the peak. He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel. [1]. He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District,Rajasthan. He was awarded Arjuna award and Padma for his achievements. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |title=EverestHistory.com: A. S. Cheema |accessdate=2010-02-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014132823/http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |archivedate=2009-10-14 |df=dmy }} See also
10 : Indian summiters of Mount Everest|Indian mountain climbers|Indian Army officers|Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports|Recipients of the Arjuna Award|People from Sri Ganganagar district|1933 births|1989 deaths|Military personnel from Rajasthan|Indian Sikhs |
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