Harshvardhan Joshi

Harshvardhan Joshi (born 13 November 1995) is an Indian mountaineer from Vasai, Maharashtra.[1][2] He has climbed six mountains of 6000 meters and above in his mountaineering career which started in 2016.[3] Joshi reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23 May 2021.[4][5]

Harshvardhan Joshi
Personal information
Main disciplineMountainer
Born (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995
Vasai, Maharashtra
Nationality Indian

Early life

Joshi was born in Vasai, Maharashtra, and schooled in his native village. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in IT from Mumbai University. [1] Besides completing numerous mountaineering training and preparing for his climb to Mt.Everest, he also successfully finished a solo Ironman 70.3 distance triathlon during the pandemic in October 2020.[6][7]

Mountaineering Expeditions

Joshi climbed Stok Kangri (20,187 ft) in 2016 unsupported becoming the youngest Indian to climb it solo then.[8] On 4 October 2019, Joshi embarked on an expedition to Nepal. He was the only Indian on the expedition to Himlung Himal (7126m peak), an unexplored mountain in the remote Nar-Phu region of Nepal[9]

On 23 May 2021, Joshi completed his climb to Mt. Everest.[5][10] During his conquest, he battled the coronavirus and faced two cyclones.[4][11] The highlight of Harshvardhan’s odyssey to Mt. Everest was his awareness of climate change and his subsequent choices that supported sustainable development.[12][13] To carry forward this ideology, he associated with Project Chirag - Chirag Rural Development Foundation.[14][15]

Training
  • Advanced Mountaineering Course (Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling) [16]
  • Method of Instruction (Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sport, Jammu & Kashmir)[17]
  • Wilderness First Responder (Wilderness Medicine Institute NOLS).[9]
  • Advanced Skiing Course (Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering, Jammu & Kashmir)[2]
  • Search & Rescue Course (Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakhand).[9]

See also

References
  1. Dutta, Riddhiman (4 February 2020). "Meet Vasai-born Harshvardhan Joshi who aims to summit Mt Everest". Mumbai Mirror.
  2. Tahseen, Ismat (25 March 2020). "'I was looking forward to climbing Mt. Everest, I will not give up on my dream'". The Times of India.
  3. "SangHarsh - Mission Mt. Everest 2020". Sangharsh -.
  4. "I Got COVID-19 While Climbing Everest. Then Came Two Cyclones". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. "This 25 year old Indian mountaineer conquered Everest despite being COVID positive". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. Oct 19, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 10:45. "Mumbai man completes solo Ironman Triathlon during pandemic | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Meet the Indian mountaineer, 24, who completed solo Ironman triathlon in pandemic". The Indian Express. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. "Mountaineer and Triathlete, Harshvardhan Joshi is on his way to attempt Mount Everest". NewsX. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  9. Meghrajani, Tamanna (30 September 2019). "Vasai resident embarks on tough mountain expedition". The Hindu.
  10. "Meet the Young Mountaineer From Maharashtra Who Beat Covid To Climb the Mount Everest". News18. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  11. "How Covid-19 scaled Mt Everest". Hindustan Times. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  12. "Sustainability & Mountaineering: Harshvardhan Joshi conquers Mount Everest in a unique way | City - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  13. "माउंट एवरेस्ट तक पहुंचे भारतीय पर्वतारोही हर्षवर्धन, इको-फ्रेंडली तरीकों का किया इस्तेमाल". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. "25-yr-old conquers Everest, days after recovering from Covid-19". The Indian Express. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  15. May 31, AP /; 2021; Ist, 20:03. "Indian mountaineer scales Mt Everest in carbon neutral effort: Report | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. "Mountaineer and Triathlete, Harshvardhan Joshi is on his way to attempt Mount Everest". NewsX. 24 September 2020.
  17. "एव्हरेस्ट चढाई अडचणीत... | eSakal". www.esakal.com (in Marathi).
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