Debabrata Mukherjee (mountaineer)

Indian mountain climber

Debabrata Mukherjee

Debabrata Mukherjee

Born|  (1962-01-20) 20 January 1962 (age 61)

Halisahar, 24 Pargana(north), West Bengal.

Nationality|  India
Citizenship| Indian
Occupation| Tourist Guide
Known for| First civilian Indian Bengali to climb Mount Everest from the North Col
Spouse| Dr.Bipasha Mukherjee(Majumdar)

Debabrata Mukherjee (born 20 January 1962) is an Indian mountaineer and explorer from West Bengal. He was the oldest, first civilian Indian to climb Mount Everest from the North Col.[1] He is also the first person to cross Chaukhamba Col from Badrinath to reach Gangotri.[2][3]

## Climbing career[edit]

### Mount Everest[edit]

Debabrata Mukherjee climbed the North-Col and NE Ridge with Biplob Vaidya on 25 May 2014 and set foot on the summit of Mount Everest at 8:46 am. He was the team leader of this expedition.[4][5] The same day Malavath Purna the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.[6]

### Mountaineering expeditions[edit]

Mukherjee climbed Mt.Saife in 1986[7]

Kamet 1988[7][8]

Mount Yunam in 2005 as a Team leader and successful climber[9]

Uja Tirche in 2005 as a Team leader and successful climber (new route)[10][11]

Mount Karcha as a Team leader and successful climber 2008[12]

Mount K. R. V East Face as a Team leader 2013[13]

Mount Everest Oldest person to climb successfully from North-Col in 2014[4]

Mount Jalung Ri and Mount Chomo Ri (First ascent) as a Liaison Officer with a Japanese team and a successful climber 2015[14]

Bhagirathi Parbat III as a Team leader and successful climber first Indian ascent from North ridge[15] Indian Mountaineering Foundation - Pathayatra 2015[16]

Mount Blanc oldest Indian to climbed the peak Successfully[17] in 2016.

### Wider explorations[edit]

The first person to cross the Panpatia Glacier in 2006. In 2009 he found a new trekking route from Kedarnath to Badrinath. To find this path, he crossed the Gandharpangi forest, Panpatia, and Satopanth glaciers. In 2013 On the way from Badrinath to Gangotri, he crossed the Chaukhamba col with a new route.[18][19]

## Bibliography and travel stories[edit]

* Natur i Sydasien (In Swedish)[20]

## Awards[edit]

* Jagadish Nanavati Award from Himalayan Club (2013)[21][22]

## Gallery[edit]

* Giving demonstration at Tilabuni West Bengal

## See also[edit]

* Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
* List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
* List of Mount Everest records of India
* List of Mount Everest records

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gupta, Saibal (3 June 2014). "Kolkata's climber may be oldest Indian to conquer Everest". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
2. ^ "AAC Publications - First crossing of Chaukhamba (Meade's) Col (6,093m)".
3. ^ "Badrinath to Gangotri via Chaukhamba Col (6053 m) : News & events : The Himalayan Club". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. ^ a b "The Times of India Kolkata's climber may be oldest Indian to conquer Everest, Jun 3, 2014". The Times of India.
5. ^ "The Times of India City duo climb Everest via tougher North Col". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. ^ "13-year-old Malavath Purna becomes youngest woman to scale Everest". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
7. ^ a b Roy, Kankan Kumar (2009). Handbook of Climbs in the Himalaya and Eastern Karakoram. Indus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7387-217-4.
8. ^ Indian Mountaineer, Saife Journal of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, Spring 1990(25):219
9. ^ "Indian Mountaineering Foundation Expedition in karcha parvat and yunam 2005".[dead link]
10. ^ "Indian Mountaineering Foundation".
11. ^ "The Alpine Journal,2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
12. ^ Mukherjee, Debabrata (2015). Indian Himalaya-The Japanese Alpine Club-Tokai Section, Karcha Parbat and Yunam (in Japanese). p. 339\. ISBN 978-47-7951-000-7.
13. ^ Mukherjee, Debabrata (2015). Indian Himalaya-The Japanese Alpine Club-Tokai Section, KR-V (in Japanese). p. 290\. ISBN 978-47-7951-000-7.
14. ^ KUMEKAWA, Akira (2015). Indian Himalaya-The Japanese Alpine Club-Tokai Section First Ascent of Zalung Ri and Chomo Ri (in Japanese). ISBN 978-47-7951-000-7.
15. ^ "Apex Newsletter,Indian Mountaineering Foundation,(Vol-2) October 2015 " (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
16. ^ "Dream Wanderlust news Debabrata Mukherjee and his team has successfully summited Mt.Bhagirathi-III(6454m) via virgin north ridge September 26 , 2015". 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
17. ^ "সংরক্ষণাগারভুক্ত অনুলিপি". 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
18. ^ "The Himalayan Club news 2013 badrinath to gangotri via chaukhamba col".
19. ^ Mukherjee, Debabrata (2013–2014). Himalayan Journal(vol-69), First Crossing of Chaukhamba Col. p. 60\. ISBN 978-01-9945-612-3.
20. ^ "A sien 2011 Natur i Sydasien, page no=18". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
21. ^ "The Himalayan Club Annual Seminar annual seminar 2014 report".
22. ^ "The Himalayan Club Annual Seminar jagdish nanavati awards".