Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl

Mountaineering Sangeeta Bahl first took up mountain climbing at the age of 46. Encouraged and trained by her husband Ankur Bahl, an already-accomplished mountaineer,

Mount Everest climb 2018 Bahl's first attempt to climb Everest in 2017 failed due to altitude sickness. After fifty days on the mountain, symptoms of altitude sickness emerged and she had to be evacuated from a high-altitude base camp, along with six other climbers similarly affected. Bahl was struck with the illness despite having prepared by climbing two mountains in the lead up. leaving only Denali in North America unscaled by her. In 2019, Bahl was in training to attempt a climb to the seventh summit.

Details of the completed climbs are shown in the table below:

Professional interests and personal life Bahl is the founder, director and image consultant of Impact Image Consultants, a Gurgaon-based company specialising in professional image consultancy. As a trainer for corporate staff, she offers mentoring and coaching services for both individuals and organisations. She has appeared as a keynote speaker and has spread knowledge about how mountain climbing helps in building endurance, resilience, mental strength and stability during interactive sessions with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs Nidhi Kumar, conducted by Skoolz. In 1985 Bahl competed in the national beauty pageant organised and run by Femina, Miss India, in which she reached the finals.