Second woman from State to climb world’s highest peak
SHILLONG: Dolyne Kharbhih has made it to the record books by becoming the third person from Meghalaya and only the second woman to successfully summit Mt. Everest.
Kharbhih, a resident of Nongsder village in Ri-Bhoi thus joins the list after Gary Jarman Lamare and Wansuk Myrthong, the first two persons to climb the world’s highest peak.
Kharbhih is an active member of the Meghalaya Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Association (MRCMA).
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, MRCMA said the first ever all girls National Cadet Corps expedition to Mount Everest was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on March 9 this year.
The team reached the Everest Base Camp in Nepal on April 21. The girl cadets’ team comprised four officers, two Junior Commission Officers, seven other ranks and 2 Girls Cadet Instructors (GCI) and 10 NCC girl cadets.
Kharbhih is a GCI serving in the 62 Assam Girls Bn NCC, Silchar under NCC Directorate, North Eastern Region, based in Shillong.
As part of the training for the Everest mission, a pre-Everest expedition was undertaken to Mount Deo Tibba (19,688ft), near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Based on performance, 15 cadets were selected for the second pre-Everest expedition to Mount Trishul (23,360 ft) from where 10 cadets were finalized for the Everest expedition.
These 10 girls thereafter completed a month long winter training in Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.
