Harish Chandra Singh Rawat

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (3 July 1934 – 20 January 2008) was a mountaineer who climbed Mt. Everest in May 1965. He was one of the 9 summiters during the first successful Indian Everest Expedition, the expedition was led by Captain M S Kohli. On 24 May 1965 Vohra and Ang Kami Sherpa had reached the top of Mount Everest together. A few days later, on 29 May and 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest, the fourth and last summit team with Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Phu Dorjee Sherpa, and Rawat reached the summit. This was the first time three climbers had stood on the summit together, Rawat was the 7th Indian man and 22nd man in world to climb Mount Everest.