Английская Википедия:Chhanda Gayen

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Chhanda Gayen in 2013

Chhanda Gayen (9 July 1979 – 20 May 2014)[1] was an Indian climber, martial artist, explorer, and teacher of self-defense. She is best known for being the first, and fastest, Indian to climb two eight-thousanders, Mount Everest and Lhotse, in one go, which she did on 18 May 2013.[2][3][4] She completed the traverse from the summit of Mount Everest to the summit of Lhotse in 22 hours.

She was awarded "Sera Avishkar" in Sera Bengali 2013 from ABP Ananda.[5][6][7][8][9]

2014 avalanche

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Negotiating crevasse near Khumbu Icefalls

On 20 May 2014, she went missing along with two sherpas in an avalanche while descending from the summit of Kanchenjunga in Nepal.[10] All three of them were later declared to have died in the avalanche.[1]

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