Chhanda Gayen
Chhanda Gayen ( 9 July 1979 – 20 May 2014)[1] was a Bengali mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, and teacher of self-defense. She is best known for being the first civilian woman from the Indian state of West Bengal to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, at 7 A.M., 18 May 2013. She was awarded as "Sera Avishkar" in Sera Bengali 2013 from ABP Ananda (8 August 2013).[2][3][4][5][6]

Chhanda Gayen
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![]() Chhanda Gayen at Mt. Everest summit, 2013 | |
Born | West Bengal, India | July 9, 1979
Died | May 20, 2014 34) Mount Kanchenjunga | (aged
Nationality | ![]() |
Occupation | Mountaineer |
Known for | Summiting Mount Everest |
2014 avalanche
On 20 May 2014, she went missing along with two sherpas in an avalanche while descending the western side of Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal.[7] All three of them were later declared to have died in the avalanche.[1]

Negotiating crevasse near Khumbu Icefalls
See also
References
- Parashar, Uptal (22 May 2014). "Woman climber, 2 Sherpas killed on Kanchenjunga". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Ghosh, Amrita (2012). "Fulfilling her father's dream". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- Sikdar, Bitan (2013). "Howrah woman on top of the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- "Mount Everest conquered by West Bengal's Chanda Gayen". The Indian Express. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- Manik Banerjee. Woman mountaineer, Chanda Gayen from West Bengal climbs Mt. Everest. The Hyderabad Deccan 18 May 2013 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Mount Everest conquered by West Bengal's Chanda Gayen. Press Trust of India : Kolkata, Sat 18 May 2013
- "Mamata Banerjee heads to Nepal to rescue missing Indian Mountaineer Chhanda Gayen". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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