Unnikannan A. P. Veetil
Unnikannan in Everest Base Camp
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Peringome, Payyanur, Kerala State, India
SpouseTV.Prajisha
ChildrenAdhishree

Unnikannan is the first Keralite to successfully climb Mount Everest twice. He is a native of Azhuthan Poyil Veetil from Peringome, a village near to Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala State, India[1][2][3][4]

Mount Everest missions

2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition

The 2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition led by Lt. Colonel Ajay Kothiyal recorded a total of 28 persons reach on the summit, 15 of them was Indians and 13 sherpas. Unnikannan was a member of this expedition but did not do the summit bid,[5][6][7]

2013 Indo Nepal Joint Army Everest Expedition(First accent)

The 2013 Indo Nepal Joint Army Everest Expedition led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal recorded a total of 43 persons reach on the summit, 11 of them was Indians and 32 sherpas. As a member of this expedition Unnikannan climbed Mount Everest first time on 20 May 2013 with co-summitters,[8][9]

2015 Indian Army Everest-Lhoste Massif Expedition

He was a member of the 2015 Indian Army Everest-Lhoste massive Expedition. But this expedition abandoned at 6400 m due to earthquake and avalanches happened in that year in Nepal,[10][11]

2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition (Second accent )

Then in 2016 as team member of Joint Indo-Nepal Army Everest Expedition 2016 led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal he climbed Mount Everest with his team for the second time on 20 May 2016, three years to his first ascent and become the first Keralite to climb Mount Everest twice. [12][13][14][15]

Other climbed peaks

He joined the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling for the basic mountaineering course, as a part of the Indian Army's Adventure Wing in 2005. His mountaineering career started from the time the course was completed. The first peak was Mount Kalindi near Badrinath (6,102 m) in 2006. He climbed the peaks of Satopanth (7075 m), Chaukhamba I (7138 m), Trisul I (7,120 m), and Friendship Manali, Himachal Pradesh (5,289), Chaukhamba I second time. During the conquest of Friendship peak, the group gained the honor of being the first group to climb that mountain in the winter.

Peak NameRegionHeight (in metres)CoordinatesRange
KalindiGarhwal Himalaya6,102 metres30°55′20″N 79°16′48″E / 30.92222°N 79.28000°E / 30.92222; 79.28000Gangotri National Park
SatopanthGarhwal Himalaya7,075 metres30°50′42″N 79°12′45″E / 30.84500°N 79.21250°E / 30.84500; 79.21250Gangotri National Park
Chaukhamba IGarhwal Himalaya7,138 metres30°44′59″N 79°17′28″E / 30.74972°N 79.29111°E / 30.74972; 79.29111Gangotri National Park
Trisul IGarhwal Himalaya7,120 metres30°18′41.69″N 79°46′35.91″E / 30.3115806°N 79.7766417°E / 30.3115806; 79.7766417Nanda Devi
Friendship PeakManali, Himachal Pradesh5,289 metres32°23′45.75″N 77°05′39.18″E / 32.3960417°N 77.0942167°E / 32.3960417; 77.0942167Manali, Himachal Pradesh

Personal life

He is a Naib Subedar in Indian Army. His primary education was at Peringome Higher Secondary School. Unnikannan is son K K.Padmanabhan, a farmer, and Shakunthala A. P. Veetil couple. TV. Prajisha is his wife and the couple have a daughter, Adhishree.

Notes about other Keralites on Mount Everest

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Soldier Unnikannan A. P. Veetil scales Mt. Everest". www.asianetnews.com.
  2. ↑ "Indian Soldier Unnikannan A. P. Veetil scales Mt. Everest". www.mathrubhumi.com.
  3. ↑ "Indian Soldier Unnikannan A. P. Veetil scales Mt. Everest". www.manoramaonline.com.
  4. ↑ "Unnikannan A. P. Veetil scales Mt. Everest". www.kairalinewsonline.com.
  5. ↑ "2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition". www.indianarmy.nic.in.
  6. ↑ "2012 Indian Army Women Everest Expedition". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. ↑ "Season Lists: Ascents - Spring 2012". www.himalayandatabase.com.
  8. ↑ "2013 Joint Indian Army Everest Expedition-". www.corecommunique.com.
  9. ↑ "Indian Soldier Unnikannan A. P. Veetil scales Mt. Everest". www.himalayandatabase.org.
  10. ↑ "deadly Everest Avalanche triggered by Nepal earthquake". www.theguardian.com.
  11. ↑ "Season Lists: Ascents - Spring 2015". www.himalayandatabase.org.
  12. ↑ "2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition". www.pib.gov.in.
  13. ↑ "2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition -". www.indianexpress.com.
  14. ↑ "2016 Indian Army Everest Massif Expedition -". www.deccanherald.com.
  15. ↑ "Season Lists: Ascents - Spring 2016 -". www.himalayandatabase.com.
  16. ↑ "Everest summits List 1965-". www.everesthistory.com.
  17. ↑ "Everest summits List 1992-". www.everesthistory.com.
  18. ↑ "Everest summits List 1996-". www.everesthistory.com.
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