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Lieutenant COLONEL Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir state. A 40 years old Army Officer is from a small village called Badhori in Samba District of Jammu Region. Lieutenant colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal is the First Army officer to climb the seven peaks.

Back Ground
Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir state. A 40 years old Army Officer is from a small village called Badhori in Samba District of Jammu Region.

2. Mountaineering. Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal is a veteran of more than 27 mountaineering Expeditions across five continents that includes Mt Everest four times in 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2016. He is an accomplished mountaineer with varied mountaineering expeditions under his belt to include Garhwal Himalayas, Kumaon Himalayas, Zanskar ranges in Ladakh, Great Himalayas in Nepal, Alps in Europe, Andes in South America, Caucaus Ranges in Russia and Sudiraman Ranges in Papua new Guinea (Australia). Ranveer has the distinction of climbing the Highest peaks in Asia, Europe, Afreica, Australia, South America and North America.

3. Outstanding leadership. Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal has successfully led more than 16 mountaineering expeditions. Under his outstanding Leadership, the Indian Army team not only got laurels in EverestExpeditions but had also put record number of mountaineers on top of the world. Under Ranveer’s leadership & meticulous planning, All Expeditions including Everestexpeditions were 100% success. In 2012, 17 climbers including seven women mountaineers reached the top of Everest, in 2013, A record number 20 climbers summitted Everest& in 2016, 14 climbers summitted Everest under his leadership. An astounding feat achieved by nobody else in India or abroad. He also has a unique record of climbing three mountains within a span of five months in different region/continents.

4. Rescue Specialist. Ranveer is a trained Mountain rescue specialist from Switzerland and has been actively involved in mountain rescue operations across the country saving many precious lives. His rescue campaigns to Mt Nanda Devi East, Mt Gurez & during Amarnath Yatra are the notable ones. The most recent yeoman service to humanity was after the massive disaster at Everest base camp on 25 April 2015, The Indian Army team led by Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal helped in rescue of more than 50 injured climbers& 19 fatal Casualties. The documentary on the same was released by NDTV in 22 countries on 15 Aug 2015 and the rescue efforts were applauded across the world.

5. Cleaning Campaigns. Under the leadership of Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal, the Indian Army Everest Team has done India Proud by carrying out back to back cleaning campaigns in the Everest Region in 2013 & 2015, clearing more than 7000Kgs of garbage. This was widely appreciated by the environment agencies around the world. During the Massive disaster of 25 Apr 2015 in which the whole Nepal was shaken, Indian Army stood firm at Everest Base Camp and helped the avalanche victims in terms of Medical aid, Shelter & food.

6. Mission & Vision. Lt Col Ranveer has gained immense experience in planning and execution of mountaineering expeditions. His vision to keep mountains clean & his campaigns for the climate change area the notable factors alongwith his Mountaineering achievements. Ranveer has been able to successfully guide many budding mountaineers for induction into mountaineering and various other adventure activities with a disciplines approach & love for environment. Ranveer further wants to contribute towards National promotion of Mountaineering& other adventure activities alongwith environment awareness amongst the youth thus spreading the world of Adventure with environment ethics to all regions of India. This will further facilitate the overall aim to making the youth more aware and responsible citizens of the country.

7. Felicitated with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (Equivalent to Arjuna Award) & 10 other Army & Civil Awards. The above feats of Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** bears testimony to the officer’s conspicuous courage, determination, outstanding leadership, environmental awareness and commitment of highest order. He stands out as a beacon of the mountaineering fraternity of India, whose name he has indeed done proud. Over the years, his commitment, consistency, effective and sustained performance and immense contribution to the field of mountaineering, rescue campaigns & environmental awareness in India and at the International level has been of the most exceptional order. He is an asset to the Country.

HONOURS & AWARDS
1. Awarded Governor of J&K’s Appreciation for Recee of Amarnath, - 2008 the year after the Shivling at Amarnath was not Formed.

2. Awarded Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for Mount Mana. - 2009

3. Awarded General Officer Command in Chief Commendation - 2010 Card for Mount Banderpunch.

4. Awarded Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for Mount Trishul-I. - 2011

5. Awarded Appreciation by Social Welfare Minister in the State - 2012 foundation day for bringing laurels for the region.

6. Awarded Vishist Seva Medal for Indian Army Women Everest - 2013 Expedition.

7. Awarded Appreciation Certificate by Sagarmatha Pollution Control - 2013 Committee (SPCC) for cleaning the non-biodegradable waste from Everest Region.

8. Awarded Commendation Certificate by Chief of Nepal Army for - 2013 outstanding leadership

9. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2012 - 31 Aug 2013. (equivalent to Arjuna Award) awarded by his Excellency   Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India. on

10. Awarded Bar to Vishist Seva Medal for Indo-Nepal Army  - 2014 Everest Expedition.

11. Awarded Appreciation Certificate by Sagarmatha Pollution Control - 2015 Committee for cleaning campaign and outstanding leadership shown for Rescue & Relief efforts at Everest Base Camp during the Earthquake.

12.  Awarded State Sports Award by J&K Govt. for Outstanding Sports Persons of the year   -    2016

13. Awarded Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for climbing Mt Everest for the 3rd time. - 2017

14. IMF (Indian Mountaineering Foundation) Gold Medal  - 2017

INDIAN ARMY WOMEN EVEREST EXPEDITION – 2012
1. First time a very high figure of 17 members summitted Mount Everest.

2. First time the expedition was a 100% success.

3. As a Deputy Team Leader Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM was one of the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest and paved the way other sixteen members to summit, thus leading the way to phenomenal success story.

4. First time the Internationally renowned Discovery Channel broadcasted one hour documentary and showed this 52 times in next two years, world over.

JT INDO-NEPAL ARMY EVEREST EXPEDITION – 2013

1. Highest No. of 20 summitteers on Mount Everest by a single team.

2. Maj Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM was again leading from the front and led the first summit team on top of the world on 19 May 2013 and also guided the second summit team by staying for additional 24 hours at height of 27000 ft (South Col), also called the death zone.

3. First time any Indian expedition cleaned 4000 Kg of Non-biodegradable waste from the higher camps of Everest. This was appreciated by environmental agencies all around the world.

4. Maj Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM, a resident of village Badhori, Teh and District Samba of J&K, became the first person from the J&K to summit Everest twice and that too in a span of less than 365 days.

INDIAN ARMY EVEREST MASSIF EXPEDITION - 2015

Despite the adversities caused by a series of avalanches on 25 Apr 2015 while the team was in the Base Camp, the expedition team has been able to achieve the following :-

(a) Survived series of avalanches without any casualty and helped in evacuation of 22 fatal and more than 60 wounded mountaineers.

(b) Provided effective medical aid, shelter and food to other civilian mountaineers at the base camp and the Indian Army Team was the last to leave the Base Camp.

(c) Collected more than 3000 Kgs of Non-biodegradable mountaineering waste from the Base Camp on return journey and deposited it with Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.

(d) Efforts of the team in saving human lives were adequately covered in National and International Media and the Leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** was highly appreciated by International climbers & the locals of Nepal.

(e) First time in the history of India, A big News Channel (NDTV) is making a Documentary on the heroic efforts of Indian Army team in Rescue, Relief & Cleaning at Everest Base Camp.

INDIAN ARMY EVEREST MASSIF EXPEDITION – 2016

(a) A very high figure of 14 members summitted Mount Everest.

(b) The expedition was a 100% success.

(c) As a Team Leader Lt. Col. Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM was one of the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest and paved the way for other fourteen members to summit, thus leading the way to phenomenal success story of 2016.

EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS A RESIDENT OF J&K  

1. Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** is the only state subject to have climbed Everest 3 Times.

2. He is the only state subject who have the honour to be the leader of 3 back to back Everest Expeditions. In total 51 mountaineers have climbed under his dynamic leadership.

3. He is the only one in the state, who has the honour of doing 30 major mountaineering expedition across Six Continents including Everest 3 times.

4. He is the only person from J&K State who has climbed the highest peak of Six Continents      (Mt Everest – Asia,  Mt Killimanjaro – Africa, Mt Carstenzs Pyramid – Australia (Oceania), Mt Elbrus – Europe, Mt Denali – North America & Mt Aconcagua – South America).

5. He is a trained Mountain Rescue Specialist from Switzerland and has been involved in number of rescue mission across the country.

6. Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal, VSM** has featured in Discovery Channel’s 2012 Everest Documentary and also featured in NDTV Prime’s Everest Documentary 2015 on Everest.

7. He has the honor of being covered in a book “Shoot, Dive, Fly” recently released by Penguin India. There are total 21 motivational stories for individual’s Guts & Glory in Indian Army to motivate youth of Indian to Join Army. His story is one of them.