Avtar Singh Cheema

Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian born man and the 16th person in world to climb Mount Everest.

[1] Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two failed attempts.

Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra, Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee.

[9] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.

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