Lohardaga army man scales Mt Everest
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Gumla: Bahadur Pahan, an Army subedar of the 3 Bihar Regiment and Lohardaga resident, scaled the world's highest peak, Mt Everest, on May 23.
Talking to TOI on Sunday from the base camp upon his return, an elated Bahadur said, "I summit the peak at 3.5 am on May 23.
My 15-year-long dream to summit the peak has now come true."
Bahadur unfurled a flag bearing the logo of the Jharkhand govt along with the National Flag and his regiment's flag. "Since I hail from Jharkhand, I unfurled a flg with our govt logo to motivate the youths of Jharkhand to achieve big in their fields of choice," he said.
A resident of Kakargarh village in Kuru block of Lohardaga, Bahadur said he joined the armed forces in 2002.
After serving the nation in different places, he joined the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi in Nov 2023.
"In 2024, I, along with seven others from the Army, was selected for the expedition after scaling 11 peaks. Of 8 members, seven reached the summit. I'm the first from the Bihar Regiment to scale the world's highest peak," he said.
Bahadur also said, "In the regiment, I would hear about mountaineers scaling the Everest.
Some 15 years ago, I decided to accomplish this feat someday. I also wanted to motivate the youths to take up mountaineering."
Before taking up the challenging task, Bahadur, a member of a tribal priest family, had made himself technically, mentally and physically fit. He also underwent one-year training at the High Altitude Warfare School in Gulmarg and Sommarg in Jammu & Kashmir. He also worked as the school's instructor from 2010 to 2013.
Congratulating Bahadur, Lohardaga DC Waghmare Prasad Krishna said, "It's a matter of great pride for the district as well as the state. I wish him greater achievements in his career."
MP Sukhdeo Bhagat also said, "Bahadur ji has really done a great wonder. He has made the entire tribal community proud ."
Kakargarh mukhiya Chemni Toppo said, "Bahadur ji had made our panchayat great by his great accomplishment. Now, Kakargarh will become famous in the state."
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