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Madam Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
Madam Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
Born	9 February 1965 (age 59); Jammu, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Mountain climber
Known for	Summiting Mount Everest (2018), oldest Indian women mountaineer to summit Mount Everest at an age of 53 years.
Spouse	Ankur Bahl

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Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl (born 9 February 1965)^[3] became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak (8,848.86 m or 29,031.7 ft), when she summitted Mount Everest in May 2018, at the age of 53 years.^[4] She also became the first woman from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to scale the mountain.^[5] Bahl is a former Miss India finalist.^[6]

Mountaineering

Sangeeta Bahl first took up mountain climbing at the age of 46.^[7] Encouraged and trained by her husband Ankur Bahl, an already-accomplished mountaineer,^[2] she tackled Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft) with him in 2011. Two years later, Bahl climbed Mount Elbrus (5,642 m or 18,510 ft), Europe's highest peak, before becoming, in 2014, the third Indian woman to climb Antarctica's Mount Vinson (4,897 m or 16,066 ft). One year later, she scaled Mount Aconcagua (6,962 m or 22,841 ft), the highest peak of South America.^[8]

Mount Everest climb 2018

Bahl's first attempt to climb Everest in 2017 failed due to altitude sickness. After fifty days on the mountain, symptoms of altitude sickness emerged and she had to be evacuated from a high-altitude base camp, along with six other climbers similarly affected.^[9] Bahl was struck with the illness despite having prepared by climbing two 6,000-metre-plus (20,000 ft) mountains in the lead up.^[10]

On 19 May 2018, she reached the summit of Everest at her second attempt. High winds and snowfalls added challenging conditions as Bahl made her final push to the summit, approaching from the South Col-side. She was supported in her ascent by two Sherpas as her mountain guides, whom Bahl names as Ngaa Tenji and "Nurbu Sherpa". During this second attempt, Bahl did not suffer from any symptoms of altitude sickness, which she attributes to thorough preparation and rigorous training. In attaining the summit, Bahl surpassed Premlata Agrawal's record as the oldest Indian woman to reach it, Agrawal having made the climb in 2011.^[7]

Seven Summits

Bahl has completed climbs on six of the traditional Seven Summits of the world,^[11] leaving only Denali in North America unscaled by her. In 2019, Bahl was in training to attempt a climb to the seventh summit.^[10]^[12]

Details of the completed climbs are shown in the table below:

Peak	Elevation	Continent	Date of Summit
Mount Everest	8,848 m (29,029 ft)	Asia	2018 ^[13]
Aconcagua	6,961 m (22,838 ft)	South America	2015
Kilimanjaro	5,895 m (19,341 ft)	Africa	2011
Mount Elbrus	5,642 m (18,510 ft)	Europe	2013
Mount Vinson	4,892 m (16,050 ft)	Antarctica	2014
Mount Kosciuszko	2,228 m (7,310 ft)	Australia	2016

Professional interests and personal life

Bahl is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a Gurgaon-based company specialising in professional image consultancy. As a trainer for corporate staff, she offers mentoring and coaching services for both individuals and organisations. She has appeared as a keynote speaker^[3] and has spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs Nidhi Kumar, conducted by Skoolz.^[14] In 1985 Bahl competed in the national beauty pageant organised and run by Femina, Miss India, in which she reached the finals.^[6]^[10]

Bahl was born in Jammu, the winter capital city of what was then the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Her husband is Ankur Bahl and they have one son.^[2]

References

^ "Who is Sangeeta S Bahl — About". Sangeeta S Bahl. (Old website). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over 'old age'". The Tribune. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "About us: Who is Sangeeta S Bahl?". Sangita S Bahl.
^ "Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest". The Indian Express. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "A first: 53-year-old Jammu woman conquers Everest". The Tribune. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Amla, Jyotsna (23 May 2018). "Former Miss India Finalist Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl From J&K Becomes India's Oldest Woman To Scale Mt. Everest". RapidLeaks.
^ ^a ^b Maqbool, Majid (8 June 2018). "Mind over Everest". The Hindu: BusinessLine. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022.
^ "Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest".
^ Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk (22 May 2018). "This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India's Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest". The Better India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ghosh, Anindita (24 April 2019). "Meet mountaineer Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl". Femina. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
^ "Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl- Climbing details of 5 peaks -". The Tribune.
^ Sharma, Vikas (9 May 2019). "Jammu woman all set to scale seventh summit". The Tribune.
^ "National Mountain Climbing Day: Indians who scaled Mount Everest". cnbctv18.com. 31 July 2022.
^ "Jai Hind Series—Mountain Climbing". Skoolz. Skoolz. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

External links

Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl

[1] "Who is Sangeeta S Bahl — About". Sangeeta S Bahl. (Old website). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.

[trib_deny-2] "Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over 'old age'". The Tribune. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[self_site-3] "About us: Who is Sangeeta S Bahl?". Sangita S Bahl.

[4] "Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest". The Indian Express. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[5] "A first: 53-year-old Jammu woman conquers Everest". The Tribune. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[RL-6] Amla, Jyotsna (23 May 2018). "Former Miss India Finalist Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl From J&K Becomes India's Oldest Woman To Scale Mt. Everest". RapidLeaks.

[maqbool-7] Maqbool, Majid (8 June 2018). "Mind over Everest". The Hindu: BusinessLine. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022.

[8] "Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest".

[9] Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk (22 May 2018). "This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India's Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest". The Better India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.

[Ghosh_meet-10] Ghosh, Anindita (24 April 2019). "Meet mountaineer Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl". Femina. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.

[11] "Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl- Climbing details of 5 peaks -". The Tribune.

[12] Sharma, Vikas (9 May 2019). "Jammu woman all set to scale seventh summit". The Tribune.

[13] "National Mountain Climbing Day: Indians who scaled Mount Everest". cnbctv18.com. 31 July 2022.

[14] "Jai Hind Series—Mountain Climbing". Skoolz. Skoolz. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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-'''Sangeeta S Bahl''' (born 9th Feb. 1965 in [[Jammu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangeetasbahl.com/who-is-sangeeta-s-bahl/|title=Sangeeta Bahl Site}}</ref>) is an Indian woman from the [[States and union territories of India|Indian union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] who scaled the world's tallest mountain peak, [[Mount Everest]], in May, 2018. In doing so, she became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak (29,031.7&nbsp;ft.), at the age of 53 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> She also became the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to scale the mountain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=A first: 53-year-old Jammu woman conquers Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> In addition to this, she is a former [[Miss India]]{{dn|date=August 2023}} finalist from 1985.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rapidleaks.com/positive-stories/sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-india-oldest-woman-to-scale-mt-everest/|title=Former Miss India Finalist Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl From J&K Becomes India’s Oldest Woman To Scale Mt. Everest|date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
+'''Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl''' (born 9 February 1965)<ref name="self site"/> became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak ({{cvt|8848.86|m|disp=or}}), when she summitted [[Mount Everest]] in May 2018, at the age of 53 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> She also became the first woman from the [[States and union territories of India|Indian union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to scale the mountain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=A first: 53-year-old Jammu woman conquers Everest|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> Bahl is a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] finalist.<ref name=RL>{{Cite news |last=Amla |first=Jyotsna |date = 2018-05-23|work=RapidLeaks |url=https://rapidleaks.com/positive-stories/sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-india-oldest-woman-to-scale-mt-everest/ |title=Former Miss India Finalist Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl From J&K Becomes India's Oldest Woman To Scale Mt. Everest}}</ref>
-==Career==
+==Mountaineering==
-As per Sangeeta, the idea of mountaineering came to her from her husband in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-oldest-indian-lady-to-scale-mount-everest-she-was-once-denied-mountaineering-course-over-old-age/1177889/|title=Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over ‘old age’}}</ref> It was in 2011 that the professional thought about mountaineering came to her and she climbed [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Mt. Kilimanjaro]] (5895 M) with her husband. Two years later, Bahl climbed [[Mount Elbrus|Mt. Elbrus]] (5642 M), Europe’s highest peak, before becoming the third Indian woman climber to climb Antarctica's [[Vinson Massif|Mt. Vinson]] (4897 M) in 2014. One year later, she also scaled [[Aconcagua|Mt. Aconcagua]] (6962 M), the highest peak of South America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest}}</ref>
+Sangeeta Bahl first took up mountain climbing at the age of 46.<ref name=maqbool>{{cite news |last1=Maqbool |first1=Majid |title=Mind over Everest |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/mind-over-everest/article24112239.ece |work=The Hindu: BusinessLine |date=8 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123123426/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/mind-over-everest/article24112239.ece |archive-date=23 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Encouraged and trained by her husband Ankur Bahl, an already-accomplished mountaineer,<ref name="trib deny"/> she tackled [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] ({{cvt|5895|m|disp=or}}) with him in 2011. Two years later, Bahl climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] ({{cvt|5642|m|disp=or}}), Europe's highest peak, before becoming, in 2014, the third Indian woman to climb Antarctica's [[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]] ({{cvt|4897|m|disp=or}}). One year later, she scaled Mount [[Aconcagua]] ({{cvt|6962|m|disp=or}}), the highest peak of South America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/53-year-old-from-jammu-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-everest-5187517/|title=Gurgaon mountaineer Sangeeta becomes oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest}}</ref>
+===Mount Everest climb 2018===
-She is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a [[Gurgaon]] based professional company specializing in image consultancy. Additionally, as a Keynote Speaker and Trainer, she specialises in Mentoring and Coaching individuals, and corporate staff as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangeetasbahl.com/who-is-sangeeta-s-bahl/|title=About - Sangita S Bahl}}</ref> She has also spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength, and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs. NIDHI KUMAR conducted by Skoolz.<ref>{{cite web |title=JAI HIND SERIES-MOUNTAIN CLIMBING |url=https://www.skoolz.in/home/events/jai-hind-series-mountain-climbing |website=Skoolz |publisher=Skoolz |access-date=14 Aug 2022}}</ref>
+Bahl's first attempt to climb [[Everest]] in 2017 failed due to [[altitude sickness]]. After fifty days on the mountain, symptoms of [[altitude sickness]] emerged and she had to be evacuated from a high-altitude base camp, along with six other climbers similarly affected.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142419/sangeeta-bahl-53-year-old-jammu-india-oldest-woman-everest/|title=This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India's Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230604183258/https://www.thebetterindia.com/142419/sangeeta-bahl-53-year-old-jammu-india-oldest-woman-everest/ |author=Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk |date=2018-05-22 |work=The Better India}}</ref> Bahl was struck with the illness despite having prepared by climbing two {{convert|6000|m|ft|adj=mid|disp=preunit|-plus}} mountains in the lead up.<ref name="Ghosh meet"/>
+On 19 May 2018, she reached the summit of Everest at her second attempt. High winds and snowfalls added challenging conditions as Bahl made her final push to the summit, approaching from the [[South Col]]-side. She was supported in her ascent by two [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]s as her [[mountain guide]]s, whom Bahl names as Ngaa Tenji and "Nurbu Sherpa". During this second attempt, Bahl did not suffer from any symptoms of altitude sickness, which she attributes to thorough preparation and rigorous training. In attaining the summit, Bahl surpassed [[Premlata Agrawal]]'s record as the oldest Indian woman to reach it, Agrawal having made the climb in 2011.<ref name=maqbool/>
-==Mount Everest climb 2018==
-Bahl's previous attempt to climb [[Mount Everest|Everest]] in 2017 failed due to [[altitude sickness]]. She was with six other climbers who suffered from high-altitude sickness and had to be evacuated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142419/sangeeta-bahl-53-year-old-jammu-india-oldest-woman-everest/|title=This Amazing 53-Year-Old From J&K Is India’s Oldest Woman to Conquer Mt Everest|date=2018-05-22|newspaper=The Better India}}</ref>
+===Seven Summits===
-==Climbing Details of the six peaks of  Seven Summits<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl- Climbing details of 5 peaks -|website= www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>  ==
+Bahl has completed climbs on six of the traditional [[Seven Summits]] of the world,<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/a-first-53-year-old-jammu-woman-conquers-everest/592907.html|title=Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl- Climbing details of 5 peaks -|newspaper=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> leaving only [[Denali]] in North America unscaled by her. In 2019, Bahl was in training to attempt a climb to the seventh summit.<ref name="Ghosh meet">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Anindita |title=Meet mountaineer Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl |url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/meet-mountaineer-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-121845.html |work=[[Femina (India)|Femina]] |date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629090113/https://www.femina.in/achievers/meet-mountaineer-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-121845.html |archive-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Vikas |title=Jammu woman all set to scale seventh summit |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/news-detail-770100 |work=The Tribune |date=9 May 2019}}</ref>
+Details of the completed climbs are shown in the table below:
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-!No.
+{{Sticky header}}{{Static row numbers}}
-!Image
+{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header static-row-numbers"
+!class="unsortable" |Image
 !Peak
 !Elevation
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-|1
 | [[File:Everest kalapatthar crop.jpg|100px]]
-|[[Mount Everest]]
+|data-sort-value="Everest, Mount" |[[Mount Everest]]
 | {{Convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | [[Asia]]
 |2018 <ref>{{cite news |title=National Mountain Climbing Day: Indians who scaled Mount Everest |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/lifestyle/national-mountain-climbing-day-indians-who-scaled-mount-everest-14307992.htm |work=cnbctv18.com |date=31 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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-|2
 | [[File:Aconcagua 13.JPG|100px]]
 |[[Aconcagua]]
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-|4
 | [[File:Эльбрус с перевала Гумбаши.JPG|100px]]
-|[[Mount Elbrus]]
+|data-sort-value="Elbrus, Mount" |[[Mount Elbrus]]
 | {{Convert|5642|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 |[[Europe]]
 |2013
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-|5
 | [[File:Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg|100px]]
-|[[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]]
+|data-sort-value="Vinson, Mount" |[[Vinson Massif|Mount Vinson]]
 | {{Convert|4892|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 |[[Antarctica]]
 |2014
 |-
+| [[File:Kosciuszko Townsend.jpg|100px]]
-|6
+|data-sort-value="Kosciuszko, Mount" | [[Mount Kosciuszko]]
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+| {{cvt|2228|m|ft|0}}
-| Mount Kosiousko
+| [[Australia]]
-|
-| Australia
 | 2016
 |}
-==Personal life==
+==Professional interests and personal life==
+Bahl is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a [[Gurgaon]]-based company specialising in professional image consultancy. As a trainer for corporate staff, she offers mentoring and coaching services for both individuals and organisations. She has appeared as a keynote speaker<ref name="self site">{{Cite web|url=https://sangeetasbahl.com/about-me/|title=About us: Who is Sangeeta S Bahl?|website=Sangita S Bahl}}</ref> and has spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs Nidhi Kumar, conducted by Skoolz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Hind Series—Mountain Climbing |url=https://www.skoolz.in/home/events/jai-hind-series-mountain-climbing |website=Skoolz |publisher=Skoolz |access-date=14 Aug 2022}}</ref> In 1985 Bahl competed in the national beauty pageant organised and run by [[Femina (India)|''Femina'']], Miss India, in which she reached the finals.<ref name=RL/><ref name="Ghosh meet"/>
-She was born in [[Jammu]], the summer capital city of the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Her husband is Ankur Bahl<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-oldest-indian-lady-to-scale-mount-everest-she-was-once-denied-mountaineering-course-over-old-age/1177889/|title=Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over ‘old age’|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> and they have one son, Aarnav Bahl.
+Bahl was born in [[Jammu]], the [[winter capital]] city of what was then the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Her husband is Ankur Bahl and they have one son.<ref name="trib deny">{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-sangeeta-sindhi-bahl-oldest-indian-lady-to-scale-mount-everest-she-was-once-denied-mountaineering-course-over-old-age/1177889/|title=Who is Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl? Oldest Indian lady to scale Mount Everest, she was once denied mountaineering course over 'old age'|date=2018-05-23|newspaper=The Tribune|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
+* [[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
-*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
+* [[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
-*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
+* [[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
-*[[List of Mount Everest records]]
+* [[List of Mount Everest records]]
+* {{Annotated link|Tamae Watanabe}} and record holder as oldest woman to scale Everest
 == References ==