Harshvardhan Joshi (born 13 November 1995) is an Indian mountaineer and sustainability advocate[1] from Vasai, Maharashtra.[2][3] He has climbed six mountains of 6000 meters and above in his mountaineering career which started in 2016.[4] Joshi reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23 May 2021 in a carbon neutral effort.[5][6][7]
Early life
Joshi was born in Vasai, Maharashtra, and schooled in his native village. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in IT from Mumbai University.[2] Besides completing numerous mountaineering training, he finished a solo Ironman 70.3 distance triathlon during the pandemic in October 2020.[8][9]
Mountaineering Expeditions
Joshi climbed Stok Kangri (20,187 ft) in 2016.[10] On 4 October 2019, Joshi embarked on an expedition to climb Himlung Himal (7126 m, 23379.27 ft), a mountain in the remote Nar-Phu region of Nepal.[11]
On 23 May 2021, Joshi completed his climb to Mt. Everest.[7] During his climb, he contracted the coronavirus and faced two cyclones.[6][12]
Training
- Method of Instruction (Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sport, Jammu & Kashmir)[13]
Honors and awards
- Fit India Champion, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports[14]
- International Advertising Association (IAA) Olive Crown Awards - Young Green Crusader of the Year 2022[15]
See also
References
- ↑ TEDxHRCollege | TED. www.ted.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meet Vasai-born Harshvardhan Joshi who aims to summit Mt Everest. Mumbai Mirror(4 February 2020).
- ↑ 'I was looking forward to climbing Mt. Everest, I will not give up on my dream'. The Times of India(25 March 2020).
- ↑ SangHarsh - Mission Mt. Everest 2020. Sangharsh -.
- ↑ Mumbai mountaineer scales Mt Everest in carbon neutral effort, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 I Got COVID-19 While Climbing Everest. Then Came Two Cyclones., Desai, Shail. www.vice.com(11 June 2021). Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 This 25 year old Indian mountaineer conquered Everest despite being COVID positive. Times of India Travel. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ Mumbai man completes solo Ironman Triathlon during pandemic | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India(19 Oct 2020). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ Meet the Indian mountaineer, 24, who completed solo Ironman triathlon in pandemic. The Indian Express(2020-11-28). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ Mountaineer and Triathlete, Harshvardhan Joshi is on his way to attempt Mount Everest. NewsX(2020-09-24). Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ↑ Vasai resident embarks on tough mountain expedition. The Hindu(30 September 2019).
- ↑ How Covid-19 scaled Mt Everest. Hindustan Times(2021-05-24). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ एव्हरेस्ट चढाई अडचणीत... | eSakal. www.esakal.com.
- ↑ Fit India Champions | Fit India. fitindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ IAA Olive Crown Awards 2022: Shreerang Charitable Trust bags six awards. Financialexpress. Retrieved 2022-09-02.