Mohan Singh Kohli

Mountaineer

1931 –

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Who is Mohan Singh Kohli?

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli is an internationally renowned Indian mountaineer. An officer in the Indian Navy who joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, he led the 1965 Indian expedition which put nine men on the summit of Everest, a world record which lasted for 17 years.

Mohan Kohli was President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, he co-founded the Himalayan Environment Trust. He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan and Arjuna Award.

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Born
Dec 11, 1931
Haripur, Pakistan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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