Santosh Yadav
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Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. As a youth she cri
Santosh Yadav in 2008
Everest view from Kal Patther
Kangshung Face
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The Kangshung Face or East Face is the eastern-facing side of Mount Everest, one of the Tibetan sides of the mountain. It is 3,350 metres from its base on the Kangshung Glacier to the summit. It is a
Santosh Yadav
…an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. As a youth she criticized traditional societal beliefs including standards of dress for women. She was quoted as saying "from the very beginning I was…
Kangshung Face as seen from orbit
2021 photo of Kangshung Face
To the right is the top of the east Kangshung face. To the left is the top of the South-West face and the Hillary Step in between along the ridge-line.
Everest kalapatthar crop