Tarun Saikia (Assamese: তৰুণ শইকীয়া) is a mountaineer and the first climber from Assam to scale Mount Everest.
Manipur mountaineering and trekking association had organised the expedition under the leadership of Dr L Surjit Singh.
In the team there were thirteen members, of which eleven summited successfully.
[3] At the age of 37, Saikia climbed Mount Everest.
[4][5] The expedition was sponsored by the North Eastern Council and the Manipur Government.