Following are some famous Indian mountaineers-
1. Harish Kapadia is one of the most distinguished Himalayan mountaineer. Of his 33 climbs, following 21 are First Ascents- Devtoli (6788m), Kalabaland Dhura (6105m), Koteshwar II (5690m)(Garhwal), Lagma (5761m), Zumto (c.5800m), Tserip (c.5980m), Kawu (c.5910m) (Spiti), Bandarpunch West (6102m) (Garhwal), Runse (6175m), Gyadung (6160m), Geling (c. 6100m), Lama Kyent (c.6040m), Labrang (c.5900m)(Spiti), Nandi (5795m)(Garhwal), Laknis (6235m), Panchali Chuli (5220m), Draupadi (5250m)(Kumaon), Mangla (5800m), Kunda(5240m)(Kinnaur), Lungser Kangri (6666m) and Bhagat Peak (5650m) (Garhwal). His other climbs include Jatropani (4071m), Ikulari (6059m), Bethartoli Himal South (6318m) (Garhwal), Shiti Dhar (5290m)(H.P.), Yada (4115 m), Jalsu (4298 m) (H.P.), Kalanag(6387m), Parilungbi (6166m), Chogam (6250m), Skyang (5770m) (East Karakoram), Chhamser Kangri(6622m) (Ladakh) and Khamengar (5760m)(Spiti).
2. Captain M.S. Kohli is an Internationally renowned mountaineer, and belongs to the exclusive band of three climbers in the world who in 1962 spent three nights at 27,650 feet on Everest, two without oxygen. He led the first successful Indian Expedition to Mount Everest in 1965 which put nine climbers on the summit, a world record which lasted for 17 years. He climbed Nanda Kot (22,510 feet) in 1959 and made the maiden ascent of highly challenging Annapurna III (24, 858 feet) in 1961 after high-altitude bandits had looted the Base Camp, taking two team members as hostages. From 1965 to 1968 he led the world's longest and highly sensitive Indo-American expedition to Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot. He was closely associated with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation for 14 years, 10 years as Vice-President and 4 years as President.
3. Arjun Vajpai is the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest. He achieved this feat at an age of 16 years, 11 months and 18 days. He broke the record set by the Krishna Patil of Maharashtra who climbed the summit at the age of 19. On 20 May 2011, he became the youngest climber ever to summit Lhotse, aged 17 years, 11 months and 16 days. Arjun also became the youngest to summit Mt.Manaslu on October 4, 2011 at 10 am.
4. Krushnaa Patil is the second youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest at an age of 19, preceding Arjun Vajpai, the youngest Indian to conquer Mount Everest. She is also the second woman from Maharashtra to climb Everest. At 18, she became the youngest person to scale Mount Satopanth (Garhwal Himalayas in Uttaranchal). Everest followed in May 2009, when she became the youngest Indian (after Dickey Dolma) to summit the peak.
5. Santosh Yadav is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice in less than a year and the first woman to successfully climb Mt Everest from Kangshung Face. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then did it again in May 1993.
6. Bachendri Pal is the First Indian female (and fifth female) to ascend Mount Everest.