Nehru Institute of Mountaineering

In June, Uttarakhand mountaineer Savita Kanswal became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest and Makulu in 16 days. She scaled many heights in her brief career, literally and metaphorically.

The country’s premier mountaineering institute, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), in association with NGO Youth Foundation Uttarakhand, will be conducting intensive training to help women qualify as jawans in the Army’s Corps of Military Police (CMP).

At 1:07 p.m. IST, a day before her 30th birthday and six days before the 31st anniversary of the first ascension to Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal created history.

Colonel Ajay Kothiyal spends most of his free time coaching youth from villages in Uttarakhand for various positions in the army and police.

From a life without purpose to becoming the hero of her village, Mamta's journey is perhaps one of the most inspirational stories to come out of Uttarakhand.

Excelling in academics, writing, dancing - Nungshi and Tashi Malik have done it all. But their biggest achievement so far is conquering some of the highest peaks in the world. The duo has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s first twin sisters to step together on the seven summits of the world.