Ranveer Jamwal


Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest three times. He is a veteran of more than 30 mountaineering expeditions across seven continents that include the Mount Everest expedition four times.

Early life and education

Jamwal is a third-generation soldier who was born on 26 December 1975 to Sh Onkar Singh, a Havildar in the Indian Army. His family is from Badhori of Samba District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He completed his primary and secondary education from Army School, Ratnuchak. He cleared the Officer Examination and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1998.

Mountaineering

Jamwal underwent a course in mountaineering at High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg where he discovered his love for mountaineering.
He has had a varied experience of completing 30 mountaineering expeditions, which includes Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world; Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak of South America; Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe; Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa; Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak of Australia; and Mount Denali, the highest peak of North America.
ContinentPeakDate
AfricaMt. Kilimanjaro23 October 2010
AsiaMt. Everest25 May 2012, 19 May 2013, 19 May 2016
South AmericaMt. Aconcagua1 January 2013
EuropeMt. Elbrus26 June 2014
AustraliaCarstensz Pyramid9 October 2015
North AmericaMt. Denali20 June 2017
AntarcticaVinson Massif4 January 2019

Awards and honours

On 31 August 2013, Jamwal was awarded the highest National award for adventure, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.
He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 15 January 2015. On the same date the next year he was awarded a bar to his VSM.
He was awarded the Indian Mountaineering Foundation Gold Medal on 18 November 2017 for his achievements in mountaineering.
He was awarded the Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award by the Jammu and Kashmir government on 26 January 2016.
AwardDate
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award31 August 2013
Vishisht Seva Medal 15 January 2015
Bar to VSM15 January 2016
Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award26 January 2016