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Harish Kapadia
Indian mountain climber (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harish Kapadia (born 11 July 1945) is a Himalayan mountaineer, author and long-time editor of the Himalayan Journal from India.[1]
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Harish Kapadia | |
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![]() Harish Kapadia, explorer and mountaineer | |
Born | (1945-07-11) 11 July 1945 (age 79) Mumbai, India |
Spouse | Geeta Kapadia |
Children | Sonam Kapadia (son) (Deceased) Lt. Nawang Kapadia (son) |
He has been elected as an honorary member of the American Alpine Club[2] and the (British) Alpine Club. He was a vice president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (1997–1999).[3] In 1993 he was awarded the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) Gold Medal.[4] In 2003, the Queen approved the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society to him.[5] He was also awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2003 for lifetime achievement by the President of India and the King Albert Mountain Award [de] presented by The King Albert I Memorial Foundation in 2006.[6] On 3 November 2017, in Seoul, South Korea, Kapadia was awarded the Piolets d'Or Asia Life Time Achievement Award for his mountaineering and exploratory endeavors, he is the first Indian to receive this prestigious award.[7][8]
He has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalayas.[9] and has been invited to many countries to lecture on his Himalayan exploits.