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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur and mountaineer}}
{{Infobox climber
| name= Jyoti Ratre
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh, India
| knownfor= Mount Everest Summit
| education = [[Bachelor of Science]], [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] (Economics)
| occupation= [[Mountaineer]]
| nationality={{IND}}
}}

'''Jyoti Ratre''' (born 1969) is an Indian mountaineer from [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh. On 29 May 2024, she became the oldest Indian woman to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]], the highest peak in the world, at the age of 55, breaking the previous national record of 53 years.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sameeksha |date=2024-05-29 |title=Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55 |url=https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/travel/bhopal-based-jyoti-ratre-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-conquer-everest-1690285 |access-date= |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=Priya |title=Meet Jyoti Ratre, Oldest Indian Woman To Conquer Mt. Everest At 55 |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/womens-firsts/jyoti-ratre-oldest-indian-woman-to-conquer-mount-everest-4595183 |access-date= |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=bn}}</ref>

She climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] (5,642 m) in 2021, [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] (5,895 m) in 2021, and [[Mount Kosciuszko]] (2,228 m) in 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |title=सबसे अधिक उम्र की महिला पर्वतारोही हैं ज्योति:54 साल की उम्र, आस्ट्रेलिया में 2 घंटे में पूरी की 2228 मीटर की चढ़ाई |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/mountaineer-mountaineering-old-age-mountaineer-joyti-ratre-132037558.html |work=Bhaskar}}</ref> among other notable peaks.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Staff |date=May 7, 2025 |title=Jyoti Ratre: Bhopal Entrepreneur-Turned-Mountaineer Closes In On Seven Summits Goal |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/jyoti-ratre-bhopal-entrepreneur-turned-mountaineer-closes-in-on-seven-summits-goal |access-date= |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-12 |title=55 साल की महिला को अंटार्कटिका चढ़ने चाहिए 15 लाख का लोन, कैसे होगा जुगाड़ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/bhopal-55-year-old-mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-take-15-lakh-loan-for-antarctica-mount-vinson-climb-madhya-pradesh-news-mps24121205474 |access-date= |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Jyoti Ratre was born in Madhya Pradesh, India.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-08 |title=55 साल की ज्योति रात्रे के बुलंद हौसले, अंटार्कटिका का माउंट विंसन फतह करने की तैयारी |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/bhopal-55-year-old-mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-will-climb-mount-vinson-in-antarctica-madhya-pradesh-news-mps24120800506 |access-date= |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref> She completed her education in central India, earning degrees in science and economics.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-25 |title=Meet Jyoti Ratre: Indian entrepreneur who becomes oldest woman from the country to summit Everest |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-meet-jyoti-ratre-indian-entrepreneur-who-becomes-oldest-woman-from-the-country-to-summit-everest-3822499/ |access-date= |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

== Mountaineering career ==
Ratre developed an interest in mountaineering after a trip to Manali and began training in 2018 at the age of 49.<ref>{{Cite web |last=मिश्रा |first=जूही |date=2022-10-05 |title=Jyoti Ratre: 52 साल की उम्र में वो कर दिखाया जो युवा भी महज सोचते हैं, फतह किया 'माउंट एलब्रुस' |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/hindi/women/jyoti-ratre-the-woman-who-proves-that-there-is-no-age-to-climb-mountains-581109.html |access-date= |website=Indiatimes |language=hi-IN}}</ref> As some mountaineering institutes have age limits, she undertook self-directed training.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-25 |title=Meet Jyoti Ratre: Indian entrepreneur who becomes oldest woman from the country to summit Everest |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-meet-jyoti-ratre-indian-entrepreneur-who-becomes-oldest-woman-from-the-country-to-summit-everest-3822499/ |access-date= |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> Her early expeditions included the Sour Tal Trek (3,770 meters) in 2017, the Pin Parvati Pass (5,319 meters) in 2018, and Mahagunas Top (4,276 meters) during the [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath Yatra]] in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-30 |title=For Bhopal's Jyoti Ratre, Age Is Just A Number, And So Was The Height of Mount Vinson |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/bhopal-jyoti-ratre-hoisted-tricolor-on-mount-vinson-highest-peak-of-antarctica-became-oldest-woman-in-country-to-do-so-enn24123004042 |access-date= |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Jyoti Ratre climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] (5,642 meters) in Europe<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deewan |first=Deepak |date=2021-08-17 |title=अफ्रीका की सबसे ऊंची चोटी पर चढ़ीं MP की ज्योति, लहराया तिरंगा {{!}} Jyoti Ratre Harda Mount Kilimanjaro Africa Mount Elbrus |url=https://www.patrika.com/harda-news/jyoti-ratre-harda-mount-kilimanjaro-africa-mount-elbrus-7013342 |access-date= |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}</ref> and [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] (5,895 meters) in Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-20 |title=52-year-old Jyoti Ratre from Bhopal scales Mt Kilimanjaro |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/52-year-old-jyoti-ratre-from-bhopal-scales-mt-kilimanjaro/articleshow/85477029.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She later climbed [[Mount Kosciuszko]] (2,228 meters) in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=अवस्थी |first=शिवानी |date=21 April 2023 |title=Jyoti Ratre: सबसे अधिक उम्र की भारतीय महिला पर्वतारोही ज्योति रात्रे की कहानी है बहुत रोचक |url=https://www.amarujala.com/shakti/oldest-indian-female-mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-climbed-mount-elbrus-story-in-hindi |access-date= |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-07 |title=ऑस्ट्रेलिया की सबसे ऊंची चोटी पर चढ़ेंगी ज्योति रात्रे: भोपाल की पर्वातारोही 6 साल में कर चुकी 14 पर्वत फतह - Bhopal News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/jyoti-ratre-will-climb-australias-highest-peak-131953555.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223022942/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/jyoti-ratre-will-climb-australias-highest-peak-131953555.html |archive-date=2024-02-23 |access-date= |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref> She climbed [[Imja Tse|Island Peak]] (Imja Tse) in Nepal’s [[Sagarmatha National Park]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sameeksha |date=2024-05-29 |title=Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55 |url=https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/travel/bhopal-based-jyoti-ratre-becomes-oldest-indian-woman-to-conquer-everest-1690285 |access-date= |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ramendra |title=Good News: उम्र हार गई और जीत गया जज्बा भोपाल के 3 पर्वतारोही बने मिसाल |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/good-news/good-news-bhopal-jyoti-ratre-bhagwan-singh-and-sunita-singh-redefining-age-and-concurred-mountains-like-everest/articleshow/123698254.cms |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

Her first attempt to summit [[Mount Everest]] was in May 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-05 |title=MP: 54 साल की ज्योति रात्रे ने की 'एवरेस्ट' पर चढ़ाई, ऐसा करने वाली देश की सबसे उम्रदराज महिला |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/delhi/bharat/mp-54-year-old-female-mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-made-record-by-climbed-mount-everest-hoisted-tricolor/na20230605130950987987129 |access-date= |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref> reaching 8,200 meters before turning back due to weather and a teammate's illness.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Jyoti Ratre: 48 की उम्र में सीखा पहाड़ चढ़ना, अब बनाया ये बड़ा रिकॉर्ड, जानें कौन हैं ज्योति रात्रे? |url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-53-year-old-jyoti-ratre-scales-mountain-aconcagua-5196175.html |access-date= |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> She made a second attempt in May 2024 as part of a 15-member international team led by Bolivian climber David Hugo Ayaviri Quispe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Jyoti Ratre Summits Mount Everest At 55, Shattering Records! |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/jyoti-ratre-summits-mount-everest-at-55-shattering-records-284323.html |access-date= |website=www.femina.in |language=en}}</ref> On 19 May 2024, she reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]] (8,848.86 meters), becoming the oldest Indian woman to summit the mountain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhadoria |first=Sharmila |date=2024-05-25 |title=Conquering Everest at 55: Entrepreneur Jyoti Ratre shares her gritty experience {{!}} Today News |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/conquering-everest-at-55-entrepreneur-jyoti-ratre-shares-her-gritty-experience-11716569790637.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422170712/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/conquering-everest-at-55-entrepreneur-jyoti-ratre-shares-her-gritty-experience-11716569790637.html |archive-date=2025-04-22 |access-date= |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=कुमार |first=मुनेश्वर |date=20 May 2024 |title=भोपाल की ज्योति रात्रे का कमाल, 55 की उम्र में एवरेस्ट पर पहुंचने वालीं सबसे उम्रदराज महिला बनीं |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/bhopal-news-mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-hoisted-flag-at-age-of-55-oldest-woman-in-country-to-hoist-tricolor-on-everest/articleshow/110272588.cms |access-date= |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

== Summits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Peak
!Elevation (m)
!Continent
!Date of Summit
|-
|Sour Tal Trek
|3770
|Asia (India)
|8 May 2017
|-
|Pin Parvati Pass
|5319
|Asia (India)
|30 June 2018
|-
|Mahagunas Top (Amarnath)
|4276
|Asia (India)
|10 July 2019
|-
|Deo Tibba
|5226
|Asia (India)
|20 October 2020
|-
|Norbu Peak
|5226
|Asia (India)
|22 October 2020
|-
|Mount Elbrus
|5642
|Europe (Russia)
|8 July 2021
|-
|Mount Kilimanjaro
|5895
|Africa (Tanzania)
|15 August 2021
|-
|Everest Base Camp
|5364
|Asia (Nepal)
|26 January 2022
|-
|Satopanth Glacier
|5800
|Asia (India)
|16 August 2022
|-
|Bermejo Pass
|3937
|South America
|25 December 2022
|-
|Mount Aconcagua (attempted)
|6960
|South America
|3 January 2023
|-
|Nagarjuna Hill
|5100
|Asia (Nepal)
|12 April 2023
|-
|Island Peak (Imja Tse)
|6100
|Asia (Nepal)
|17 April 2023
|-
|Mount Everest (aborted)
|8200 (attempted)
|Asia (Nepal)
|23 May 2023
|-
|Mount Kosciuszko
|2228
|Australia
|19 October 2023
|-
|Mount Everest
|8849
|Asia (Nepal)
|19 May 2024
|-
|Mount Vinson (High Camp)
|3780
|Antarctica
|29 December 2024
|}

== Awards and recognition ==
In 2021, Ratre received the Indian Inspirational Women Award (IIWA) in recognition of her mountaineering achievements.<ref name=":1" /> She was also honored with the Madhya Pradesh Ratn Alankaran award by Governor [[Mangubhai C. Patel]].<ref name=":2" /> In May 2025, the Bhopal Postal Department issued a commemorative My Stamp in her name, recognizing her contributions to mountaineering, environmental awareness, and tourism.<ref>{{Cite news |title=पर्वतारोही ज्योति रात्रे को मिला विशेष सम्मान:भोपाल डाक विभाग ने जारी किया 'माई स्टैम्प'; हर चोटी पर दिया पृथ्वी बचाने का संदेश |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/mountaineer-jyoti-ratre-received-special-honor-135099991.html |work=Bhaskar}}</ref> On 11 June 2025, Ratre received the Patrika Tejaswini Award 2025 for her contributions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2025 |title=पत्रिका तेजस्विनी सम्मान पाकर खिले चेहरे |url=https://epaper.patrika.com/harda |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Rajasthan Patrika}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian summiters of Mount Everest]]
* [[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
* [[List of Mount Everest records]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Mountain climbers from Madhya Pradesh]]

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