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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of 1965 Everest Expedition on the golden jubilee of the occasion, in New Delhi on May 20, 2015
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015

Narendra "Bull" Kumar, PVSM, KC, AVSM, (also spelled Narinder; (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian soldier-mountaineer. He was deputy leader of the first Indian successful Everest Expedition in 1965.

In 1965, Narendra was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, and Arjuna Award for the first Indian successful Everest Expedition in 1965.

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  • Trishul

    Trishul peak. Later in his career, Kumar would successfully ski down the Trisul mountains, the highest summit to ever be skied down at the time at 23,360 feet (7,120 m).

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