Dicky Dolma

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Dicky Dolma (born 5 April 1974) is an Indian mountaineer and former alpine skier. She is known for being the youngest woman to summit Mount Everest up to that time at the age of 19 on 10 May 1993,[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2T7tIWSCmoC&pg=PA85 New Seasons Course Book 6, 2/E] By Manuja Sarita, Page 85{{Cite web |url=http://www.mounteverest.net/story/Everest2005ChrisHarris,14Dec92004.shtml |title=Everest 2005: Chris Harris, 14 |access-date=2016-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205080541/http://www.mounteverest.net/story/Everest2005ChrisHarris,14Dec92004.shtml |archive-date=2016-02-05 |url-status=dead }} which occurred on the Indo-Nepal Everest Expedition.[http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/dolma.htm EverestHistory.com: Dicky Dolma]{{Cite news|url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/read-the-success-story-of-indian-mountaineer-dicky-dolma-182574.html|title=Read The Success Story Of Indian Mountaineer Dicky Dolma|date=5 January 2021|website=femina.in|access-date=8 December 2024}}

Career

The Indo-Nepal Women's Everest Expedition was led by Bachendri Pal who was the first Indian woman to summit Mount Everest in 1984. Dicky was also a skier and attended numerous sporting competitions including the 1989 All-India Open Auli Ski Festival and the Asian Winter Games in 1999. She took ski training courses and basic mountaineering courses by the Manali Institute. In the same expedition as Dicky Dolma, Santosh Yadav summited Mount Everest for the second time, the first woman to summit twice.[https://books.google.com/books?id=oGVSvXuCsyUC&pg=SL1-PA274 Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates] - By S. B. Bhattacherje - Page A274 Dolma came from Palchan Village near Manali of Himachal Pradesh state in India.[https://books.google.com/books?id=PzduAAAAMAAJ&q=Dicky+Dolma&dq=Dicky+Dolma Punjab History Conference, Thirty-seventh Session, 18-20 March 2005](Google Books) She was also awarded the 1994 National Adventure Award.{{cite press_release|title=National Adventure Awards Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-07-20_034.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=18 September 2020|date=20 July 1995}}

Previous record holders up to Dolma for youngest Woman to summit Everest (age at summiting):{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020325084435/http://www.adventurestats.com/tables/everestage.htm Adventure Stats]}}

Junko Tabei, born 22 September 1939, summited 16 May 1975, age 35 years, 236 days
Bachendri Pal, born 25 April 1954, summited 23 May 1984, age 30 years, 28 days
Sharon Wood, born 18 May 1957, summited 20 May 1986, age 29 years, 2 days
Lydia Bradey, born 9 October 1961, summited 14 Oct 1988, age 27 years, 5 days
Santosh Yadav, born 10 October 1967, summited 12 May 1992, age 24 years, 215 days
Kim Soon-Jo, born 10 August 1970, summited 10 May 1993, age 22 years, 273 days
Dicky Dolma, born 5 April 1974, summited 10 May 1993, age 19 years, 35 days