About
Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is one of the top mountaineers and is the first Indian army officer to climb seven summits. He is a third-generation soldier and is known as an Ace Mountaineer. He was born on 26 December 1975. His family is from Badhori of Samba District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He completed his primary and secondary education from the Army School, Ratnuchak, and always dreamt of joining the Army. He also influenced his father Onkar Singh - a retired soldier. He learned the dignity of hard work from the former. He sees his father as his role model. He cleared the Officer Examination (Army Cadet College) and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in 1998. Jamwal joined the Army as a sepoy when he was 17 and acquired the motivation to break all shackles of the human spirit to test his every limit. Hailing from sturdy mountain stock, the great mountaineer of India spent his childhood pursuing the sport of every kind, excelling in football and javelin, consistently winning gold.
With the same remarkable tenacity that underlines his life as the first Indian army officer to conquer Mount Everest, Jamwal rises to be an infantry officer after clearing the Army Cadet College exam. In 2003, he arrived at the High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg, for a course and left as a convert. Getting a chance to be part of the Army mountaineering team is an honor for him. In 2007, he first climbed Machoi near Zoji La.
He is the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest three times. He is a veteran of more than 30 mountaineering expeditions across seven continents that include the Mount Everest expedition three times. Colonel Jamwal was awarded the Country's highest Adventure Award, "The Tenzing Norgay Award" (Equivalent to the Arjuna Award) in 2013. He also got 7 Awards from the Army includes the Vishisht Seva Medal for climbing and the highest gallantry award in India. He was declared the best mountaineer of India by the Indian mountaineering foundation in 2017. The Indian Mountaineering Foundation, an apex mountaineering body, also awarded him the IMF Gold Medal in 2017. Today he is being counted amongst the World's best mountaineers.
Colonel Jamwal's ever-smiling face and pleasant demeanor infect everyone interacting with him. The best Indian mountaineer prides himself and his service. It seems as soon as he starts speaking. Life has been a constant test of grit and resolves for Jamwal.
Life has been a constant test of grit and resolves for Jamwal. His achievements would be an enthusiasm for the upcoming generation.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Africa
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mt Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) on 23-Oct-2010.
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Mt. Everest
Asia
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal climbs Mt Everest(29,035 ft) on 25-May-2012, 19-May-2013 and 19-May-2016.
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Mt. Aconcagua
South America
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mt Aconcagua (22,841 ft) on 1-Jan-2013.
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Mt. Elbrus
Europe
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mt Elbrus (18510 ft) on 26-Jun-2014.
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Carstensz Pyramid
Australia
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Carstenesz Pyramid (16,024 ft) on 9-Oct-2015.
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Mt. Denali
North America
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mt Denali (20,320 ft) on 20-Jun-2017.
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Vinson Massif
Antarctica
Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mt Vinson (16,050 ft) on 04-Jan-2019.
The treks
“You can’t challenge mountains, you survive them.”
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Mt Kilimanjaro
In Africa, Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) on 23 October 2010.
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Mt Everest
In Nepal, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Everest (29,035 ft) on 25 May 2012, 19 May 2013 and 19 May 2016.
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Mt Aconcagua
In South America, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Aconcagua (22,841 ft) on 1 January 2013.
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Mt Elbrus
In Europe, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Elbrus (18,510 ft) on 26 June 2014.
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Mt Carstenesz Pyramid
In Australia, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Carstenesz Pyramid (16,024 ft) on 9 October 2015.
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Mt Denali
In North America, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Denali (20,320 ft) on 20 June 2017.
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Mt Vinson
In Antarctica, Colonel Jamwal climbs Mount Vinson (16,050 ft) on 4 January 2019.