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M.S. Kohli

Born

in Haripur, Pakistan, Pakistan

December 11, 1931

Website

http://www.captainmskohli.com/

Genre

Travel, Biography, Memoir

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Captain M. S. Kohli who wrote his name on the sands of time, is best known as leader of the epoch-making and record-breaking Indian Everest Expedition 1965 which catapulted India to become the 4th country in the world to climb Everest and electrified the nation (India).

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli (b. 11 December 1931 at Haripur) is an internationally renowned Indian mountaineer. An officer in the Indian Navy who joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, he led the 1965 Indian expedition which put nine men on the summit of Everest, a world record which lasted for 17 years

Mohan Kohli was President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, he co-founded the Himalayan Environment Trust.

Internationally renowned mountainee Captain M. S. Kohli who wrote his name on the sands of time, is best known as leader of the epoch-making and record-breaking Indian Everest Expedition 1965 which catapulted India to become the 4th country in the world to climb Everest and electrified the nation (India).

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli (b. 11 December 1931 at Haripur) is an internationally renowned Indian mountaineer. An officer in the Indian Navy who joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, he led the 1965 Indian expedition which put nine men on the summit of Everest, a world record which lasted for 17 years

Mohan Kohli was President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, he co-founded the Himalayan Environment Trust.

Internationally renowned mountaineer, Captain M.S. Kohli, belongs to the exclusive band of three climbers in the world who in 1962 spend three nights at 27,650 feet on Everest, two without oxygen. He led the first successful Indian expedition to Mount Everest in 1965 which put nine climbers on the submit. It was a world record which India held for 17 years. He climbed Nanda Kot (22,510 feet) in1959 and made the maiden ascent of highly challenging Annapurna –III (24,858 feet) in 1961 after high-altitude bandits had looted the Base Camp, taking two team members as hostages. From 1965 to 1968, he led the world’s longest and highly sensitive indo-American expedition to Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot.

He was the first man in the world to conceive and promote trekking in the Himalayas on global basis, from 1971 to 1989, visiting over 50 countries, some several times. He was closely associated with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation for 14 years, 10 years as Vice-President and 4 years as President. He developed the Indo-Tibetan Border Police into a formidable mountaineering organization with a tally of over 100 Himalayan summits. In 1977, he joined Sir Edmund Hillary in ‘From the Ocean to the Sky’, jet-boat expedition from Bay of Bengal to the source of Ganges, with heralded white-water rafting in India.

On 14 October, 1989, in consultation with Sir Edmund Hillary, he founded the Himalayan Environment Trust to save the Himalayas for future generations. The HET International Board of Trustees, with Captain Kohli as Chairman, includes Reinhold Messner, Junko Tabei, Maurice Herzog and Sir Chris Bonington, Padma Bhushan and Arjuna Awardee, Captain Kohli was born on 11 December, 1931 at Haripur in the hilly Hazara district of North-West Frontier. He has authored 20 books. On 8 September, 1965, he was given the rare honour of addressing members of both the Houses of Indian Parliament.

This unique book describes thrilling accounts of the author’s several Himalayan Climbs, amazing incidents, unbelievable happenings in life, divine experiences gaining strength and confidence, and miraculous survivals through the unshakeable faith in the divine power of Ardass. The book takes the reader to the dizzy heights of the majestic Himalayas where one feels closer to the God and Nature.

Sujan Singh Kohli, father of the Author, is the inspiration behind this unique publication. His ancestor, Kirpa Singh, was baptized personally by Guru Govind Singh on the Baisakhi Day of 1699 at Anandpur Sahib. Three hundred years later, on the Baisakhi Day of 1999, Captain M.S. Kohli was honoured at Anandpur Sahib by the Chief Minister of Punjab with the award of ‘Nishan-e-Khalsa’. Sujan Singh inherited the faith in ardaas from his ancestors and faith-fully passed this on to his sons. ...more

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	Spies in the Himalayas: Secret Missions and Perilous Climbs by M.S. Kohli, Kenneth J. Conboy 3.98 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Himalayan Climb 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sherpas: The Himalayan Legends really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Life Full of Adventure: Leader of India's Epic Ascent of Everest in 1965 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miracles of Ardaas: Incredible Adventures and Survivals it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Himalayas: Playground of the Gods: Trekking, Climbing, Adventure 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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