Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu

Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu (Hindi: रीना कौशल धर्मशक्तू, born early 1970s) is the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole.[1]

About

Dharmshaktu was born into a Hindu family from Punjab.[2] Her father was a Punjabi while her mother was from Uttar Pradesh. She grew up in Darjeeling.[3] She attended mountaineering courses at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. She has taken part in and led several expeditions in the Himalayas. She has been on IMF expeditions to Gangotri 1, the first ascent of Argan Kangri, Fluted Peak, Stock Kangri, Phawararang, Mt Nun and others. Her husband, Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu is also a successful mountaineer, who has reached the summit of Mount Everest six times, besides climbing more than 38 other peaks. She is currently a freelance instructor with the US-headquartered National Outdoor Leadership Schools (NOLS) that teaches outdoor skills to people.[4]

Achievements

On 29 December 2009, Dharmshaktu made the historic ski-run as part of an eight-woman Commonwealth team (the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition)[5] which crossed a 900 kilometer Antarctic ice trek to reach the South Pole, marking 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.[1][6] She was selected from among 800 applicants and are from Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK.[7] She was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2010 in land adventure category.

References
  1. "Delhi girl becomes first Indian woman to ski to South Pole". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. "Delhi girl becomes first Indian woman to ski to South Pole - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. "Reena Kaushal becomes the first Indian woman to skii to South Pole". www.sportskeeda.com. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. DehradunJanuary 1, Raju Gusain; January 1, 2010UPDATED; Ist, 2010 08:59. "Woman from Dehradun first to touch South Pole". India Today. Retrieved 31 December 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Pakistan: Eight intrepid women to set out on Antarctic expedition". Daily the Pak Banker. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
  7. "Pole lady gets sponsor finally - Dharmshaktu gets ready for UK camp before antarctica skiing". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.


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