{{Short description|Indian mountaineer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}} {{more footnotes|date=February 2017}}
'''Aparna Kumar''' is an Indian mountaineer. In 2018, she was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for land adventure, presented by the President of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 August 2019|title=President of India Award|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_9EFYg58Q|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127171545/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_9EFYg58Q&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2021-01-27 |access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-28|title=IPS officer Aparna Kumar to be conferred Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/tenzing-norgay-national-adventure-award-2018-ips-officer-aparna-kumar-national-awards-for-sports-1566968733-1|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
==Career and training== Prior to mountaineering, Kumar was a 2002 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and commanded the 9th Battalion of PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary), which guarded the Chinese border before the ITBP existed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-28 |title=IPS officer Aparna Kumar to receive Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ips-officer-aparna-kumar-to-receive-tenzing-norgay-national-adventure-award-2018-2785535 |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Police {{!}} OfficerProfile |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/en/officerprofile?transid=1634&slugName=Deputation |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=uppolice.gov.in}}</ref> As an IPS officer, she served in the high altitudes of Uttaranchal, manning the sensitive Indo-Tibetan border at Askot, Badrinath and Uttarkashi,{{Quantify|date=May 2022}} whose jurisdiction was handed over to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sep 14 |first1=Pathikrit Chakraborty / TNN / Updated |title=Indo-Tibetan Border Police mountaineers first to scale 21,000-ft Mt Balbala after 75 years {{!}} Lucknow News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/itbp-mountaineers-1st-to-scale-21k-ft-mt-balbala-after-75-years/articleshow/86184325.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
Kumar summited the Lobuche East peak ({{convert|6,119|m|ft}}) in April 2013. In June 2013, Kumar climbed Stok Kangri (approximately {{convert|6151|m|ft}}) in Ladakh, becoming the first IPS/All India Service officer to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=देश की पहली ऐसी महिला IPS अधिकारी, जिन्होंने माउंट एवरेस्ट पर भी गाड़ दिए झंडे |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/photos/education/first-lady-ips-officer-aparna-kumar-who-scaled-7-summits-including-mount-everest-photo-gallery-113484916 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Times Now Navbharat |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naim |first=Shahira |date=14 Feb 2016 |title=Mother Courage atop all peaks |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/mother-courage-atop-all-peaks-195992 }}</ref> She is also known for her expedition to the Seven Summits.
==Mountaineering conquests== ===Africa === On 30 August 2014, she summited Kilimanjaro ({{convert|5,895|m|ft}}) in Tanzania in a 15-day journey.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPS Officer Aparna Kumar becomes the first Indian woman to scale Mt Manaslu |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ips-officer-aparna-kumar-becomes-the-first-indian-woman-to-scale-mt-manaslu-117092801217_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=28 September 2017}}</ref>
===Oceania === On 7 November 2014, Kumar climbed Puncak Jaya Mountain ({{convert|4,884|m|ft}}).
===South America === On 14 January 2015, she summited Mount Aconcagua ({{convert|6,962|m|ft}}).
===Europe === Kumar also summited Mount Elbrus in Russia ({{convert|5642|m|ft}}).
===Antarctica=== Kumar was part of a ten-member expedition team, alongside members from the USA, Canada, South Africa, the U.K., and Australia,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-07 |title=Aparna Kumar, first IPS officer to scale 7 summits now eyes North Pole |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/aparna-kumar-first-ips-officer-to-scale-7-summits-now-eyes-north-pole/articleshow/98481939.cms |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> to climb the Vinson Massif in Antarctica. During the expedition, Kumar also reached the Union Glacier in Antarctica.
===Asia=== Kumar summited Mount Everest on 21 May 2016, at 11:02 IST.<ref>{{cite news | title=Aparna Kumar Climbs Mount Denali, Becomes First IPS Officer to Complete 'Seventh Summit' Challenge |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/aparna-kumar-climbs-mount-denali-becomes-first-ips-officer-to-complete-seventh-summit-challenge-3704057/ |work=www.india.com |language=en | date=30 June 2019 | accessdate=8 October 2022}}</ref>
Kumar successfully climbed Stok Kangri (approximately {{convert|20182|ft|m}}) in Ladakh.
Kumar summited the [https://adventureconsultants.com/expeditions/himalayan-climbs/lobuche-east Lobuche East peak] ({{convert|6,119|m|ft}}) in April 2013.
===North America === In 2019, she climbed Mount Denali in Alaska, completing her Seven Summits challenge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aparna Kumar First IPS Officer To Scale North America's Highest Peak Denali|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aparna-kumar-first-ips-officer-to-scale-north-americas-highest-peak-denali-2061857|access-date=2020-09-29|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=30 June 2019|date=1 July 2019|title=IPS officer Aparna Kumar scales highest peak in North America|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ips-officer-aparna-kumar-scales-highest-peak-in-north-america-mount-denali-1559275-2019-06-30|access-date=2020-09-29|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
== Awards {{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} ==
* Director's Gold Medal in "Political Concepts and Constitution of India, 72nd Foundation Course-2002", Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. * Vandana Malim Trophy for Best Athlete - 2000 (LBSNAA) Mussoorie. * Best Athlete Trophy 2003 from SVP National Police Academy (SVPNPA). * The 51st Batch of Senior Course Officers' Trophy for the first position in Unarmed Combat 2003 SVPNPA. * Vandana Malik Trophy for Dedication and Hard Work 2004, SVPNPA, Hyderabad. * Best Battalion Trophy awarded to 9th Battalion of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) on 13 December 2013 when she was posted as Commandant 9th Battalion, PAC, Moradabad. * Grade-A Certificate and Trainee of Best Rope, Basic Mountaineering Course 2013 awarded by mountaineering institute (ABVIMAS, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India). * Grade-A Certificate Advanced Mountaineering Course 2014 awarded by mountaineering institute (ABVIMAS, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India). * Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Veerta Puraskar - 2015<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2016 |title=IPS Officer Aparna Kumar Just Became The First Indian Civil Servant To Climb Mt. Everest! |language=en-IN |work=IndiaTimes |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-aparna-kumar-india-s-first-civil-servant-to-scale-the-highest-peak-in-antarctica-249925.html}}</ref> * Director General of Police (DGP) Commendation Disc. 2016. * Yash Bharti Samman March 2016, the highest civilian award of Uttar Pradesh. * Devi Award by Sunday Standard and Indian Express Group of Newspapers - November 2016 * Director General (DG), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Commendation Roll and Insignia Silver Disc 2018. * Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2018 for Land Adventure. * Director General (DG), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Commendation Rolland Insignia Gold Disc 2021.
== Personal life == Kumar is from Bengaluru and has two children. She is married to [https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?411 Mr Sanjay Kumar], an IAS officer of UP Cadre. She is an alumna of Vijaya College, Jaya Nagar, and National Law School, Bengaluru. She also did her schooling in Mysore. She speaks fluent Kannada and Hindi.
==See also== *Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise *List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit *List of Mount Everest records of India *List of Mount Everest records
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==External links== * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-IPS-Aparna-Kumar-scales-tallest-peak-in-Antarctica/articleshow/50747382.cms * https://www.google.co.in/search?q=aparna+kumar+success+story&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8g_nlj-nRAhXFP48KHSjdAMMQsAQINg&biw=994&bih=465 * http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/first-woman-ips-officer-conquers-antarctica-s-highest-peak-hoists-flag/story-t119Ggw61LaDtipDkWxsfN.html * http://aajtak.intoday.in/crime/story/interesting-story-of-first-lady-ips-officer-aparna-kumar-who-climb-mount-everest-1-874445.html
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