Chandra Prakash Vohra is an Indian geologist, glaciologist and mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1965.
On 24 May 1965 Vohra and Ang Kami Sherpa together reached the top of Mount Everest.
Chandra Prakash Singh Vohra did his schooling in Jammu and Kashmir[14] and started his career with the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
He participated in three Everest expeditions and summitted the peak in 1965,[16] becoming the first Indian civilian achieve the feat.
[2][14] In 1973, he was part of a team that explored Antarctica and was successful in camping at the southern tip of the continent.