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Chhering Norbu Bodh
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Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Chhering Norbu Bodh, SC, (retd.) (born May 1969, also known as CN Bodh) is a retired personnel of the Indian Army, known for his mountaineering achievements while in the army. Bodh holds a number of Indian summiting records related to 8,000m peaks. Among others, he is the first Indian mountaineer to have climbed six of the fourteen 8000m peaks in the world, and the first Indian to stand atop Lhotse and Annapurna-1.
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Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Chhering Norbu Bodh | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Village Chobrang, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Years of service | 1988-2013 |
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Service number | 3989092 |
Unit | Dogra Regiment |
Known for | Mountaineering |
Awards | Shaurya Chakra Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Gold medal of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation |
Alma mater | High Altitude Warfare School |
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