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![]() Col Ranveer singh Jamwal is the first Indian to accomplish seven summits along with 3 Everest summits | |
Born | Badhori, Jammu and Kashmir, India | 26 December 1975
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Years of service | 1994–present |
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Spouse(s) | Kiran Jamwal |
Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, SM, VSM**, (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits along with Mount Everest three times. [1] He is a veteran of more than 45 mountaineering expeditions. [2] He presently holds two Asian records and three Indian Records in mountaineering. [3]
Jamwal is a third-generation soldier who was born on 26 December 1975 to Sh Onkar Singh, a Havildar in the Indian Army. [4] His family is from Badhori of Samba District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[ citation needed]
He completed his primary and secondary education from Army School, Ratnuchak. He cleared the Officer Examination (Army Cadet College) and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1998. [4]
Ranveer Singh Jamwal completed all four courses in skiing and mountaineering at High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg in 2003. [1]
He also did his specialization course in search and rescue from Swiss mountain school Andermatt in 2007. [5]
He has had a varied experience of completing 45 mountaineering expeditions, [6] which includes Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world; Aconcagua, the highest peak of South America; Mount Elbrus, [7] the highest peak of Europe; Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa; Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak of Australia; and Denali, the highest peak of North America.[ citation needed]
Continent | Peak | Date |
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Africa | Mount Kilimanjaro | 23 October 2010 [6] |
Asia | Mount Everest | 25 May 2012, 19 May 2013, 19 May 2016 [8] [6] |
South America | Aconcagua | 1 January 2013 [6] |
Europe | Mount Elbrus | 26 June 2014 [7] |
Australia | Carstensz Pyramid | 9 October 2015 [6] |
North America | Denali | 20 June 2017 [6] |
Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4 January 2019 [9] |
In 2022, Col Jamwal made an Indian record by leading the 7 member NIMAS team which cycled 1100 kilometres in all seven north eastern states. [10]
2010,2012,2017 Chief of Army staff commendation for outstanding achievement. [11]
On 31 August 2013, Jamwal was awarded the highest National award for adventure, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. [9]
2013 Letter of commendation by Chief of Nepal Army for dynamic Leadership. [12]
He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 15 January 2014. [13] On the same date the next year (15 January 2016) he was awarded a bar to his Vishisht Seva Medal VSM. [9]
He was awarded the Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award by the Jammu and Kashmir government on 26 January 2016. [2]
He was awarded the Indian Mountaineering Foundation Gold Medal [14] on 18 November 2017 for his achievements in mountaineering.
2018 Gold Medal for Excellence in mountaineering by Indian Mountaineering foundation. [15]
2019: Chief of Army staff commendation for outstanding achievement.
2019: Navratna puraskar by the hospitality industry of India. [16]
2021: Duggar Gaurav adventure award [17]
2021: Shaurya Samman [18]
2022:He was awarded the Sena Medal by the government of India on 25 January 2022. [19]
Award | Date |
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Chief of Army staff commendation for outstanding achievement. [11] | 2010,2012,2017 |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award | 31 August 2013 [1] |
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) | 15 January 2015 [13] |
Bar to VSM | 15 January 2016 [9] |
Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award | 26 January 2016 [2] |
Gold Medal for Excellence in mountaineering by Indian Mountaineering foundation. [15] | 26 December 2018 [15] |
Chief of Army staff commendation for outstanding achievement. [11] | 18 February 2019 [11] |
Navratna puraskar by the hospitality industry of India. [16] | 2019 |
Duggar Gaurav adventure award [17] Shaurya Samman [18] | 2021 |
Sena Medal by the government of India on 25 January 2022. [19] | 2022 |