Tapi Mra
Tapi Mra is a mountaineer from India and the first person from Arunachal Pradesh to scale Everest. Mra is from the Tagin people of the Upper Subansiri district of the state.
Mountains climbed by Tapi Mra include:
- Island Peak or Imja Tse, (6160 m), Nepal - 24 April 2007.[1]
- Mera Peak (6654 m), Nepal - 20 Jun 2008.[2]
- Mount Everest (8848 m)- 21 May 2009.[3]
- Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) - 19 February 2010.[4]
- Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m), Australia - 31 May 2011.[5]
References
- ↑ "Arunachal youth sold 4 mithuns to raise funds". Indian Express. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Tapi Mra first Arunachalee to conquer Mera Peak". News.oneindia.in. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Everest conquerer Tapi presents gear to museum". Easternmirrornagaland.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Tapi Mra Conquers Mt Kilimanjaro". Sinlung. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Tapi Mra creates record, scales Mt. Kosciuszko". The Sunday Indian. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
See also
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