Arvind Raturi

Arvind Raturi (; born 6 June 1992) is the mountaineer from Uttarakhand to scale Mount Everest at the age of 20.

NCC Pre-Everest Expeditions and training To select the team for Mt Everest Expedition, 108 (one hundred and eight) NCC boy cadets were shortlisted from across the country and trained at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. Thereafter, forty cadets were selected for the next stage i.e. Mount Deo Tibba Expedition (6,001 m/ 19,688 ft).

After successful expedition to Mount Deo Tibba in June 2012, 15 (fifteen) cadets were selected for the next Pre-Everest Expedition to Mount Kamet. Mount Kamet at 7,756 m/ 25,446 ft is the third highest peak in India located in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand and is the highest peak which is permitted to be climbed in India.

Eight NCC cadets and four Army personnel scaled Mount Everest in two teams on 19 and 20 May 2013.

Recognition and awards

The NCC Mt Everest Expedition Team 2013 was welcomed by Director General of NCC Lt Gen P.S. Bhalla who remarked that history was created by this young team to be the "First pure NCC Expedition to summit the pinnacle of glory "The Mount Everest".

The team was congratulated by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the NCC Rally 2014 in New Delhi who was quoted as saying "I wish to take this opportunity to compliment the NCC Boy Cadets for scaling the world’s highest peak in their first-ever Mount Everest Expedition. It is a tribute to their teamwork, planning, stamina and skill. The nation is proud of their achievements".

The nine cadets forming part of NCC Everest Expedition Team 2013 were conferred the Raksha Mantri Padak by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at the NCC Republic Day Camp 2014 in New Delhi. The Raksha Mantri Padak was instituted in 1989 and since then, is awarded to the most deserving cadets every year for bravery or exceptional service of highest order.

Community service Arvind is trained in mountain rescue from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi. He was actively involved in the rescue operations during 2013 flash floods in the Kedarnath valley in Uttarakhand.