Two Indian Army officers receive Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

Two Indian Army officers receive Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

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Category : Defense Published on: November 08 2021

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  • Two Indian Army officers Lieutenant Colonel Servesh Dhadwal and Colonel Amit Bisht have been awarded the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 
  • The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is the highest adventure sports honour in India that is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
  • Bisht has scaled more than 20 unscaled and unnamed technical difficult peaks in India and abroad. Recently, Bisht also scaled Mount Everest. Servesh Dhadwal is the Chief Instructor of the Indian Army Skydiving team.Dhadwal has gained several certifications and licenses from the United States Parachuting Association.
  • The Tenzing Norgay National Award has been named after Tenzing Norgay who was one of the first two individuals who scaled the summit of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary in 1953.
  • The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was instituted in 1993-94 by the then Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports as a separate National Adventure Awards but considered at apar with Arjuna Awards.

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About Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

  • The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, formerly known as the National Adventure Awards, is India's highest adventure sports honour. Tenzing Norgay, along with Edmund Hillary, were the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
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