Draft:Rigzin Skalzang
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Rigzin Skalzang is an Indian mountaineering leader and guide from Ladakh with close to 30 years of experience in the Himalayan mountains. He is the president of the Mountain Guide Association of Ladakh.[1] He is also the first Indian civilian to scale Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 2024.[2]
Major 8000-meter Ascents
[edit]- Annapurna (8,091m): Climbed without supplementary oxygen on April 28, 2022 (First Indian to achieve this feat without Sherpa assistance)[3]
- Lhotse (8,516m): Climbed without supplementary oxygen on May 14, 2022[4]
- Mount Everest (8,848m): Climbed without supplementary oxygen on May 23, 2024 (First civilian Indian to achieve this)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "LMGA Executive Committee". LMGA. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ace climber Skalzang Rigzin scales Everest without supplemental oxygen". The Telegraph India. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Skalzang Rigzin becomes first Indian climber to scale Annapurna without using O2". The Himalayan Times. 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Indian climber scales Mt Annapurna without supplementary oxygen". The Himalayan Times. 28 April 2022.