Anshu Jamsenpa

Anshu Jamsenpa
President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2017 to Jamsenpa
Personal information
Nationality India
Born (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979
Bomdila, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Mountaineer and
Promoter for Adventure
Spouse
Tsering Wange
Children2
Websitewww.%20anshujamsenpa.com
Climbing career
Major ascentsThe first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest 5 times

Anshu Jamsenpa is an Indian mountaineer and the first woman in the world to scale the summit of Mount Everest twice in a season, and the fastest double summiter to do so within five days. It is also the fastest double ascent of the tallest crest by a woman. She is from Bomdila, headquarters of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh - the state that holds the most north-eastern position in India. She was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.

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