About Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal
Born 1949. Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal is an Indian mountaineer and police officer.
Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian police official and mountaineer, known for climbing the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest in 1992. He was born on 10 January 1949 in the small village of Sachkhil in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has served the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. He is the only Indian mountaineer to have climbed Kanchenjunga through two routes, from Sikkim and Nepal.
Awards Received Padma Shri award by The Government of India in 2003.
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Indian police officer and mountaineer
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Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal was born on 10 January 1949 in India, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand.
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Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal is a mountaineer and police officer.
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