Ratnesh Pandey

Ratnesh Pandey
Personal information
Birth name Ratnesh Pandey
Main discipline Mountaineering
Other disciplines Motorcycle stunt riding, Ice climbing
Born (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985
Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian India
Career
Notable ascents Mount Everest (2016)
Mount Damavand and Mount Sabalan (2016)[1]
Mount Elbrus (2018)[2]

Ratnesh Pandey (born 12 May 1985) is an Indian mountaineer, who climbed Mount Everest in 2016[3][4][5] and first in the world to recite national anthem of his country at the highest peak of Mount Everest.[6] He is the first mountaineer from Madhya Pradesh to scale Mount Everest.[7]

He also holds Guinness World Records in motorbike stunts.[8][9] He received the Khel Alankaran award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in November 2016.[10]

Early life

He hails from Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He is a BBA graduate.[11] He did his basic and advance mountaineering course from Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Minali.[5]

Career

Pandey scaled the Mount Everest in on May 21, 2016.[3][12] By reciting the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, he become first in the world to recite national anthem of his country at the top of Mount Everest, reportedly by The Free Press Journal.[6][13]

In September 2016, Pandey climbed Mount Damavand, the Iran's highest mountain and Mount Sabalan, the third-highest montain, in a mountaineering expedition organized in Iran by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation.[1][14]

In April 2015, Ratnesh Pandey succeeded in climbing 22,000 feet of Mount Everest, but couldn’t make it to the top of Mount Everest due to April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which causes avalanche on Everest and 21 climbers died.[15] It was reported by Hindi daily newspaper Patrika that Pandey was trapped on Mount Everest after quake[16], later he was successfully rescued.[17]

He set the Guinness World Records[18] for longest continuous ride standing on the seat of a motorcycle[9] by covering over 32.3 kilometers on a bike in a standing position.[19][20] However, it was reported that the record was broken by the Indian Army in September 2016,[21][22] but still the record is in the name of Ratnesh Pandey on Guinness World Records.[9]

In August 2018, Pandey successfully climbed the Mount Elbrus- 18,511 ft– peak twice and hoisted the National flag of India and the flag of Sports and Youth Welfare Department of Madhya Pradesh on the eastern and western peaks of Mount Elbrus.[2][23]

He along with Nihal Sarkar represented India in UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup 2017, held in Italy.[24]

Awards & recognition

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Khushboo, Joshi (September 24, 2016). "Reaching heights: MP mountaineer scales highest mountains of Iran". Hindustan Times.
  2. 1 2 "Bhopal: Mountaineer Ratnesh Panday scales Mount of Elbrus". The Free Press Journal. August 21, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bhagwan Singh, Ratnesh Pandey unfurl tricolour on Mount Everest". The Hitavada. May 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh mountaineer conquers Mt Everest". The Times of India. June 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Tiwari, Nitesh (June 19, 2016). "मां से कहा- मरने नहीं कुछ करने जा रहा हूं और एवरेस्ट पर फहरा दिया तिरंगा" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  6. 1 2 "Ratnesh Pandey , the first to recite national anthem at Everest". The Free Press Journal. June 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "सतना के रत्नेश ने एवरेस्ट की चोटी पर लहराया तिरंगा" (in Hindi). Nai Dunia. Jagran. May 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Suresh, Mishra (May 31, 2016). "EVAREST पर तिरंगा फहराने वाले रत्नेश का सतना में जोरदार स्वागत" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  9. 1 2 3 "Longest continuous ride standing on the seat of a motorcycle". Guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "CM honours sportspersons with 'Shikhar Khel Alankaran samman'". Daily Pioneer. November 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "FATHER'S DAY: ये पिता बेटे को पहुंचाया 'शिखर' पर, खुद डूबा 'कर्ज' में" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  12. ↑ "Two Madhya Pradesh mountaineers scale Everest". Sportskeeda. May 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ratnesh sets record by singing national anthem on Everest". Daily Pioneer. September 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ Mishra, Suresh (October 16, 2016). "सतना के रत्नेश ने ईरान की सबसे ऊंची चोटी में फहराया तिरंगा, 18000 फिट तय की दूरी" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  15. ↑ Sharma, Gopal; Wilkes, Tommy (May 25, 2016). "Paying the ultimate price on Everest". Independent Online (South Africa).
  16. ↑ "एवेरेस्ट पर फंसा सतना का रत्नेश" (in Hindi). Satna: Rajasthan Patrika. April 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "सुरक्षित नीचे उतारा गया रत्नेश को" (in Hindi). Satna: Rajasthan Patrika. April 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Stunt biker to vroom into Guinness records". The Times of India. December 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Indore biker creates record, performs 32.3-km Christ stunt". Hindustan Times. December 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ Hazare, Narendra. "WORLD RECORD: 32 KM खड़े होकर चलाई बाइक" (in Hindi). Patrika. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Indian Army personnel set two new world records in motorcycle riding". Deccan Chronicle. September 11, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Indian Army personnel set two new world records in motorcycle riding". The Times of India. September 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ Mishra, Suresh (August 15, 2018). "स्वतंत्रता दिवस की पूर्व संध्या पर MP के रत्नेश ने किया अनोखा कारनामा, यूरोप के माउंट एल्ब्रुस पर किया फतह" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  24. ↑ Mishra, Suresh. "ICE क्लाइम्बिंग वर्ल्ड चैंपियनशिप में पहली बार भाग लेगी इंडियन टीम" (in Hindi). Rajasthan Patrika.
  25. ↑ "सिंधु की मौजूदगी में उत्कृष्ट खिलाड़ियों को शिखर खेल अलंकरण" (in Hindi). Nai Duniya. Dainik Jagran. November 10, 2016.
  26. ↑ Mishra, Suresh (June 16, 2016). "बाइक में सवार होकर देश भ्रमण कर रहे MP के रत्नेश, कामाख्या देवी के दर पर आने का दे रहे बुलावा" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  27. ↑ Agarwal, Shruti (June 11, 2017). "कामाख्या देवी के दर पर आने का बुलावा देने बाइक पर सवार हो देश भ्रमण पर निकले माउंटेनियर रत्नेश पांडे" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  28. ↑ "राज्यपाल से मिला असम पयर्टन विभाग का दल" (PDF) (in Hindi). upgovernor.gov.in. May 24, 2017.
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