词条 | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat |
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BiographyRawat participated in a number of expeditions including Nanda Devi, Sunanda Devi, Kanglacha, Hathi Parbat, Tirsuli, Rathong, Nanda Khat and Nun Kun. In 1962, he led a party, including Sonam Wangyal, another Everester of the 1965 expedition, to Kanglacha, 30 miles south of Leh. In 1963, Rawat climbed Hathi Parbat and a year later he was part of the Tirsuli and Sunanda Devi expedition. In the pre-Everest preparations, he climbed Rathong. Rawat also participated in a joint ascent by the Indian intelligence and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to the Nanda Devi peak to test the Chinese missile program development, and later worked for social welfare in Uttarakhand. He died of a lung cancer in New Delhi, aged 74. He was vice president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.[2] References1. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20170304161406/http://everesthistory.com/climbers/rawat.htm H.C.S. Rawat]. EverestHistory.com 2. ^1 [https://www.oneindia.com/2008/01/20/rawat-was-a-humble-soul-dedicated-to-mountaineering-kohli-1200903774.html Rawat was a humble soul, dedicated to mountaineering: Kohli]. One India. 21 January 2008 See also
5 : Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports|Indian summiters of Mount Everest|Mountain climbers from Uttarakhand|1934 births|2008 deaths |
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