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.
Continent | Peak | Date |
Africa | Mt. Kilimanjaro | 23 October 2010 |
Asia | Mt. Everest | 25 May 2012, 19 May 2013, 19 May 2016 |
South America | Mt. Aconcagua | 1 January 2013 |
Europe | Mt. Elbrus | 26 June 2014 |
Australia | Carstensz Pyramid | 9 October 2015 |
North America | Mt. Denali | 20 June 2017 |
Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4 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.
Award | Date |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award | 31 August 2013 |
Vishisht Seva Medal | 15 January 2015 |
Bar to VSM | 15 January 2016 |
Sher-E-Kashmir Sports Award | 26 January 2016 |