Sat. Feb 15th, 2025 1:37:43 AM
  • President Draupadi Murmu conferred the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2022 to Savita Kanswal.
  • Savita Kanswal (Posthumous) received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2022.
  • Radhe Shyam Kanswal, father of Savita Kanswal receives the award on behalf of his daughter Savita Kanswal.
  • She has received the award for her achievements in Land Adventure.
  • She was the first female Indian mountaineer to reach two 8000m peaks Mt. Everest and Mt. Makalu in 16 days.
  • She lost her life in an avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi hills on 4 October.
  • She was working as an instructor for the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering’s Advanced Mountaineering Course (NIM) in Draupadi’s Danda Peak.

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

  • It is the highest adventure sports honour of India.
  • The award is named after Tenzing Norgay, who was one of the first two persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
  • It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

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