Lt Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal from Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, is now set for the seventh summit—Mt Vinson in Antarctica. Col. Singh is an extremely reputed mountaineer of India and a talented Army officer. His aim to climb the seven highest peaks in all the seven continents make him one of the successful mountaineers, inspiring many adventure lovers. Jamwal has already scaled the highest heights in six continents and has geared up for the last and final, Mt Vinson for which he is scheduled to depart today, December 25. First in History! Indian Army to Command Foreign Army Contingent During UN Peacekeeping Mission. 

Throughout his journey, he has proudly hoisted the national flag at Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Carstensz Pyramid, Mt Elbrus, Mt Aconcagua and Mt Denali. He even has set a record for climbing three times back to back at Mt Everest. On his journey towards Mt Vinson, the official Instagram handle of the Indian Army has shared images of his achievements so far.

Lt Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is All Set to Begin His Journey to Climb Mt Vinson

 

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Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is the first Army man to attempt the seven summits. Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is on a mission to climb the highest mountain of all seven continents. His final Frontier is Mt Vinson in Antarctica for which he is scheduled to depart on 25 December 2018. The probable date of summit will be between 6-9 January 2019, depending on the weather. The officer has already scaled Mt Everest (Highest mountain in the World & Asia), the highest mountain of Africa (Mt Killimanjaro), Australia (Mt Carstenesz Pyramid), Europe (Mt Elbrus), South America (Mt Aconcagua) & North America (Mt Denali). Colonel Jamwal has the distinction of climbing Mount Everest three times. He has done more than 30 expeditions across six continents. He is the only person in India to lead 'back-to-back three Everest Expeditions' & total 51 climbers have climbed Everest under his dynamic leadership. He is the proud recipient of Highest Adventure Award of India (Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award). He was declared the best mountaineer of India by Indian Mountaineering Foundation in 2017 & was awarded the IMF Gold Medal duly recognising his feats. #IndianArmy #Proud #SagaOfChampions

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The tentative date of the summit will be between January 6 to 9, 2019, depending on the weather. If he scales, Mount Vinson, Jamwal will become the first person from the state and from the Indian Army and the ninth Indian to complete seven summits in the seven continents of the world. Apart from him, the other eight Indians who have slated these extraordinary achievements are Late Malli Mastan Babu, Premlata Agrawal, Tashi Malik, Nungshi Malik, Commander Satyabrata Dam (retd), Satyarup Siddhanta, Ankur Bahl and Group Captain RC Tripathi.

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