Ranveer Jamwal

Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, SM, VSM** (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest three times.[1] He is a veteran of more than 45 mountaineering expeditions across seven continents that include the Mount Everest expedition four times.[2] His name was entered in Asia book of records when he climbed six mountains of 6000 Mtr and above (including Ojos Del Salado & Tres Cruces) in 10 days & made a new climbing record (13-22 Jan 2019)[3]

Colonel

Ranveer Singh Jamwal
Jamwal with Indian and Indian Army flag after summiting a peak
Born (1975-12-26) 26 December 1975
Badhori, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1994–present
Rank Colonel
Unit11 Jat
Awards Vishisht Seva Medal (BAR)
Spouse(s)Kiran Jamwal

and education

Jamwal is a third-generation soldier who was born on 26 December 1975 to Sh Onkar Singh, a Havildar in the Indian Army.[4] His family is from Badhori of Samba District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

He completed his primary and secondary education from Army School, Ratnuchak. He cleared the Officer Examination (Army Cadet College) and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1998.[4]

Mountaineering

Jamwal underwent a course in mountaineering at High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg where he discovered his love for mountaineering.[1]

He has had a varied experience of completing 45 mountaineering expeditions,[5] which includes Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world; Aconcagua, the highest peak of South America; Mount Elbrus,[6] the highest peak of Europe; Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa; Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak of Australia; and Denali, the highest peak of North America.

ContinentPeakDate
AfricaMount Kilimanjaro23 October 2010[5]
AsiaMount Everest25 May 2012, 19 May 2013, 19 May 2016[7][5]
South AmericaAconcagua1 January 2013[5]
EuropeMount Elbrus26 June 2014[6]
AustraliaCarstensz Pyramid9 October 2015[5]
North AmericaDenali20 June 2017[5]
AntarcticaVinson Massif4 January 2019[8]

Awards and honours

On 31 August 2013, Jamwal was awarded the highest National award for adventure, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.[8]

He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 15 January 2015.[9] On the same date the next year (15 January 2016) he was awarded a bar to his Vishisht Seva Medal VSM.[8]

He was awarded the Indian Mountaineering Foundation Gold Medal[10] on 18 November 2017 for his achievements in mountaineering. He was awarded the Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award by the Jammu and Kashmir government on 26 January 2016.[2]

AwardDate
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award31 August 2013[1]
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)15 January 2015[9]
Bar to VSM15 January 2016[8]
Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award26 January 2016[2]

References
  1. Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (18 February 2019). "Colonel Ranveer Jamwal becomes first Indian to summit the seven highest mountains in the world". Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via The Economic Times.
  2. "Colonel Jamwal aims to be first Indian Army man to conquer seven summits". DNA India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "His name was entered in Asia book of records when he climbed six mountains of 6000 Mtr and above (including Ojos Del Salado & Tres Cruces) in 10 days & made a new climbing record (13-22 Jan 2019)". Zee News. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "Braving odds India Army Major scales Everest twice in a year, AniNews.in". 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013.
  5. "J&K officer first in Army to scale seven summits". 11 January 2019 – via The Tribune.
  6. "Maj Jamwal scales Mt Elbrus". Daily Excelsior. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "भारतीय सेना की टीम ने माउंट एवरेस्ट फतह किया". NDTVIndia. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. Alexander, Deepa (3 April 2019). "Meet Col. Ranveer Singh Jamwal, the first Army officer to climb the seven peaks". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. "Republic Day Gallantry Awards - GConnect.in". 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  10. "Manik Banerjee, RS Jamwal gets top Indian Mountaineering Foundation awards". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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