Premlata Agarwal

Who is Premlata Agarwal?

Premlata Agarwal is an Indian mountain climber, who on May 20, 2011 became the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, at the age of 48 years. She also became the first person from Jharkhand state to go on an expedition to Mount Everest. Prior to this, she took part in an Island Peak Expedition in Nepal in 2004; the Karakoram Pass and Mt. Saltoro Kangri in 2006. She participated in the First Indian Women’s Thar Desert Expedition in 2007; a 40-day camel safari from Bhuj in Gujarat to the Wagah Border in Punjab. Her feats have earned her a listing in the Limca Book of Records. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. She also became the first Indian woman to scale the Seven Summits after climbing the McKinley Peak in May 2013.