CHANDIGARH / BRAMPTON (TIP): Ajaypal Singh Dhaliwal, a Canadian of Punjabi origin based in Brampton, Ontario, has become the first Canadian Punjabi to summit Mount Everest, surviving a near-fatal descent from the world’s highest peak.
Dhaliwal reached the 8,848.86-metre summit on May 20 as part of a record-breaking day when 274 climbers scaled Everest from the Nepal side. He was one of three Indians who summited that day, along with Tulasi Reddi Palpunoori and Sandeep Are.
The Expedition Operators’ Association of Nepal confirmed the single-day record of 274 summits, aided by favorable weather conditions.
While the summit marked a major personal milestone for Dhaliwal after years of preparation, the descent turned into a life-threatening ordeal in the ‘Death Zone’ above 8,000 meters.
(Source: TNS)
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