Shipra Mazumdar

Who is Shipra Mazumdar?

Shipra Mazumdar is a Major in the Indian Army, and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. At 9:30 a.m. 0n June 2, 2005, she reached the summit of Mount Everest with three other members of the team. They climbed from Tibet, using the North Col route. She is a Bengali. Another mountaineering team from the Indian Air Force had reached the summit on May 30. One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.