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PROFILE OF MANASH BAROOAH Sri Manash Barooah, General Secretary of Assam Mountaineering Association since 2012 & the successful Leader of the Expedition Assam Everest Expedition 2015 and 2016, is a man of grit and determination. Having completed his masters in Commerce this 50 years old 6ft tall fellow, Master in Commerce has established himself as a very successful entrepreneur in construction field. His love for sports and nature drew him to mountaineering during his early college days. His early stint with mountaineering, like many others in Assam, began with the trainings conducted by Assam Mountaineering Association. His sincerity and devotion drew the attention of his instructors. He was included in the Mt.Meru (6,660 mt) expedition team organized by Assam Adventure Foundation in 1990. In his maiden expedition he reached to the height of camp II. This experience inspired him to take mountaineering seriously. So, he went to do the Basic Mountaineering Course in the Institute of Mountaineering& Allied Sports, Manali in 1991 & Special Advance Mountaineering course at HMI,Darjeeling. And since then the journey is continuing. Manash has so far participated in Twenty One expeditions in the Himalayas. He was successful in reaching the summit of:- 1.	Rudragaira 5819mtr, 1991 2.	Baby Shivling 5606mtr, 1993 3.	Deo Tibba 6001 mtr,1996 4.	Kamet 7756mtr, 1997 5.	Mullkilla-I 5730 mtr, 2002 6.	Saifee 6167 mtr, 2003 7.	Bhagirathi II 6512 mtr, 2005 8.	Island Peak in Nepal 6160 mtr, 2014.As Leader 9.	Stok Kangri 6153 mtr.2015. As Leader 10.	Mt Mentok Kangri 6250 mtr,2017. As Leader 11.	Mt Kang YisayII 6200 mtr,2018. As Leader The peaks which Manash could not climb due to inclement weather & other reason are Meru (6660 mtr), 1990; Bhartekhunta (6578mtr), 1993; Hanuman Tibba (5928 mtr), 1994; Thinchingkhang (6010 mtr), 2013,Everest 2015 &2016( As Leader).Dzo Jongo(6215 mtr),2019. Manash and his two companions brought great laurels for Assam when they reached the summit of Mt.Kamet (7756mtr) on 7th August 1997. Kamet had thwarted Assamese mountaineers from reaching its summit for almost quarter of a century. And it was during the pre Everest expedition to Island Peak in Nepal in 2014 where Manash Barooah showed praiseworthy leadership quality by leading a big team of 27 climber of mixed age group to a memorable success. A total of eleven members reached the summit and he was one of them and the great one, Putting 3 climbers on the top of the world on 19th May 2016. At present Manash Barooah is serving Assam Mountaineering Association, the pioneer adventure sports organization of great repute in the North East, as the General Secretary and also the Joint Secretary of Indian Mountaineering Foundation ,North East Zone. Inspite of his busy professional engagement, he manages to find time to prepare and execute various plans throughout the year for popularizing adventure sports among the youths in Assam and North East. ******************