<p>On the eve of the Diamond Jubilee of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic feat of conquering Mount Everest, a number of Indian climbers today celebrated their record-setting expeditions to the world's highest peak.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India's Arunima Sinha, 25, became the first Indian amputee to climb the 8,848 metre-high summit whereas Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu, 43, set a record by becoming the first Indian to scale it five times.<br /><br />At the age of 16 year and 7 months, Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba became the youngest Indian to reach the summit. The 11 grader from Manipal, broke Ajun Vapayee's record of climbing Everest at the age of 16 years 11 months.<br /><br />Arunima, a former national level volleyball player, had lost one of her legs after being thrown off a moving train or resisting a chain-snatching attempt by some criminals, while travelling from Lucknow to Delhi on April 12, 2011.<br /><br />Arunima was inspired by Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to conquer Mt Everest, and started training at the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF)camp in Uttarkashi under her guidance.<br /><br />"it was the biggest achievement in my life and I was extremely happy to reach the summit," Arunima said.<br /><br />Arunima and Lovraj reached the summit on May 21 along with four other Indian climbers.<br />"I made the dream of my father come true," said Nameirakpa, whose father is also a mountaineer. "I saw 2-3 dead bodies on way to the summit from the fourth camp, which scared me a lot," recalled the young mountaineer.<br /><br />He had climbed the Everest under the banner of First North-East Top of the World Expedition along with ten other Indian climbers.<br /><br />As many as six other climbers from that group has set new national records in the process.<br /><br />Anusha Tamsenpa, 32, became the first woman from Arunachal Pradesh to climb Everest, while Wansuk Myrthong, 31, became the first woman from Meghalaya to climb the mountain.<br /><br />Other record-setters of the group include N Bidyavati Devi, the first women from Manipur to climb Everest. Tarun Saikia from Assam and David Zohmangaiha from Mizoram are the first citizen from their state to scale the summit.<br /><br />At least 55 Indian climbers have already reached the top of Mount Everest this year and almost equal number of other India climbers are on their way to the summit.</p>
<p>On the eve of the Diamond Jubilee of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic feat of conquering Mount Everest, a number of Indian climbers today celebrated their record-setting expeditions to the world's highest peak.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India's Arunima Sinha, 25, became the first Indian amputee to climb the 8,848 metre-high summit whereas Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu, 43, set a record by becoming the first Indian to scale it five times.<br /><br />At the age of 16 year and 7 months, Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba became the youngest Indian to reach the summit. The 11 grader from Manipal, broke Ajun Vapayee's record of climbing Everest at the age of 16 years 11 months.<br /><br />Arunima, a former national level volleyball player, had lost one of her legs after being thrown off a moving train or resisting a chain-snatching attempt by some criminals, while travelling from Lucknow to Delhi on April 12, 2011.<br /><br />Arunima was inspired by Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to conquer Mt Everest, and started training at the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF)camp in Uttarkashi under her guidance.<br /><br />"it was the biggest achievement in my life and I was extremely happy to reach the summit," Arunima said.<br /><br />Arunima and Lovraj reached the summit on May 21 along with four other Indian climbers.<br />"I made the dream of my father come true," said Nameirakpa, whose father is also a mountaineer. "I saw 2-3 dead bodies on way to the summit from the fourth camp, which scared me a lot," recalled the young mountaineer.<br /><br />He had climbed the Everest under the banner of First North-East Top of the World Expedition along with ten other Indian climbers.<br /><br />As many as six other climbers from that group has set new national records in the process.<br /><br />Anusha Tamsenpa, 32, became the first woman from Arunachal Pradesh to climb Everest, while Wansuk Myrthong, 31, became the first woman from Meghalaya to climb the mountain.<br /><br />Other record-setters of the group include N Bidyavati Devi, the first women from Manipur to climb Everest. Tarun Saikia from Assam and David Zohmangaiha from Mizoram are the first citizen from their state to scale the summit.<br /><br />At least 55 Indian climbers have already reached the top of Mount Everest this year and almost equal number of other India climbers are on their way to the summit.</p>