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{{short description|Indian mountaineer}}
{{Infobox Mountaineer
| name = Arjun Vajpai
| image = Arjun vajpai.jpg
| caption = Arjun on top of Mount Kalam.
| nationality = {{flagicon|IND}} Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
}}

'''Arjun Vajpai''' (born 9 June 1993) is an Indian mountaineer, who, in 2010, became the youngest [[India]]n to climb [[Mount Everest]]. He achieved this feat at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 18 days.<ref name="test">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimhxhshhses.com/2010-05-22/south-asia/28312976_1_mt-everest-arjun-vajpai-eco-everest-expedition |title=Indian, American teen on top of Mt Everest |work=Times of India |date=22 May 2010 |first=Sudeshna |last=Sarkar |accessdate=20 June 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He broke the record set by [[Krushnaa Patil]] of [[Maharashtra]] who climbed the summit at the age of 19.
On 20 May 2011, he became the Youngest person ever to summit [[Lhotse]], aged 17 years, 11 months and 16 days. Arjun also became the youngest to summit [[Manaslu]] on 4 October 2011. After 3 failed attempts on [[Makalu]] , he became the youngest Indian to summit it in his 4th attempt on 22 May 2016.

On 14 October 2015 Arjun Vajpai along with mountaineer Bhupesh Kumar created history by scaling an unexplored peak {{convert|6180|m|ft|abbr=off}} high in Himachal's Spiti valley. They named it Mount Kalam in memory of late [[President of India]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]].<ref name="mtkalam">{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-boys-climb-an-untouched-mountain-peak-and-name-it-after-apj-abdul-kalam/1/505552.html |title=Indian boys climb an untouched mountain peak and name it after APJ Abdul Kalam |work=India Today |date=23 October 2015 |first=KC|last=Archana |accessdate=5 Jan 2016}}</ref>

Arjun Vajpai scaled Mt. Makalu in his fourth attempt in 2016. Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain in the world and the sixth-most difficult to scale.<ref name="mtmakalu">{{cite news |url=http://m.indiatimes.com/news/india/arjun-vajpai-becomes-the-first-indian-to-scale-mt-makalu-one-of-the-world-s-toughest-peaks-at-27-766-ft-255684.html|title=Arjun Vajpai Becomes The Youngest Indian To Scale Mt Makalu, One Of The World's Toughest Peaks, At 27,766 Ft|work=Times Of India |date=25 May 2016 |first=Susmita|last=Mukherjee |accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref>

Arjun Vajpai became the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale Mt.[[Cho Oyu]] accompanied by Pasang Norbu Sherpa and Lakpa Sherpa. It is the world's sixth-highest mountain in between the Tibet and China boundary at about {{convert|8188|m}}.<ref name = "Mt Cho Oyu">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/arjun-vajpai-scales-mt-cho-oyu-3066898.html|title=Arjun Vajpai becomes the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale Mt Cho Oyu|work=indian express|first=Anuja |last=Jadhav }}</ref>

Arjun Vajpai is the son of Col. Sanjeev Vajpai and Priya Vajpai of Noida. He studied at Ryan International School, Noida. He has been fascinated by trekking and mountaineering since his childhood. He underwent two years of training at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-20/india/29563994_1_mt-everest-highest-peaks-arjun | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105140022/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-20/india/29563994_1_mt-everest-highest-peaks-arjun | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-11-05 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Young Indian mountaineer scales Mt Lhotse}}</ref>

In one of his expeditions in 2012, he evaded death and was paralysed for 2 days in the open, at an altitude of {{convert|22000|ft|m|abbr=off}}. The Swiss adventurer Olivier Racine came to his rescue giving him appropriate medicine. Arjun was scaling Mt Cho Oyu, which is deep seated in Tibet. The winds were hostile and the temperature was -60 degrees. On the second day at Camp 2, Arjun woke up with his left side paralysed.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Arjun-Vajpai-Mount-Everest-Child-Prodigy-Set-To-Make-New-World-Record/#.pw02lr2ra | work=Scoop Whoop | title= Arjun Vajpai, The Child Prodigy Who Conquered Mount Everest Is All Set To Make A New World Record}}</ref>

==Summits so far==
2010 : Summited Everest at age 16 <ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Madhumitha |title=Age no bar! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/children/age-no-bar/article37376809.ece |work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
2011 : Mt Manaslu (8,163 m) 
2011 : Mt Lhotse (8,516 m) 
2015 : Alpine style climb of virgin peak- Mt Kalam (6,120m) 
2016 : Youngest Indian on Cho Oyu, October 4 
2016 : Makalu, March 23
<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.mensxp.com/social-hits/news/43114-meet-arjun-vajpai-third-youngest-indian-to-climb-mt-everest-who-is-now-eyeing-mt-kanchenjunga.html | work=MensXP | title= Meet Arjun Vajpai: The 3rd Youngest Indian To Climb Everest Who Is Now Eyeing Mt. Kangchenjunga}}</ref>

2018 : Kanchenjunga, May 20
<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/the-kanchenjunga-story-arjun-vajpai-climbs-the-third-highest-peak-in-the-world-118052800666_1.html | work=Business Standard | title= The Kanchenjunga story: Arjun Vajpai climbs the third highest peak in the world}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records]]

== References ==
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{{Indian mountaineers}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian summiters of Mount Everest]]

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