Dehradun, 2019 has been special a year for Mountaineer Aparna Kumar who created history of being the first Indian woman to scale seven summits on seven continents. An extraordinary feat which has won her the coveted Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019 on occasion of the National Sports Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Speaking to Newspost she said, “I am relieved and motivated to work harder and do better. This is just the beginning, and any recognition on any national or international level is very encouraging.”
Earlier this year, in January, 45 year old, Indian Police Services Aparna Kumar currently attached as DIG Training, Indo Tibetan Border Police, Seemadwar, Dehradun hoisted the Tricolour on the South Pole. And five months down the line, she was atop Mount Denali.
In May 2016, Aparna summited Mount Everest from the north face, and her message for the women of the world was: ‘One should keep trying and never quit. It is very important to pursue one’s passion with a single minded focus and devotion.“
Aparna Kumar, a mother of two, is from the 2002 batch of IPS and is in the Uttar Pradesh cadre. The first IPS and ITBP officer to successfully scale the southern most tip of the earth, title goes to Aparna too.
Karnataka-born and brought up, Aparna was bitten by the mountaineering bug, which saw her constantly on the move. The lady has in the past six years, successfully scaled prominent peaks in seven continents. Her never-say-die spirit saw her became part of a seven-member expedition team along with two guides to South Pole earlier in January this year.
Being conferred with the highest National Award at par with Arjuna award for Adventure Sports in India Aparna has made it evident, that all dreams come true if we have the courage and the single minded focus to pursue them.
