Tapi Mra

Tapi Mra is a mountaineer from India and the first person from Arunachal Pradesh to scale Everest. Mra is from the Tagin people of the Upper Subansiri district of the state.

Mountains climbed by Tapi Mra include:

• Island Peak or Imja Tse, (6160 m), Nepal – 24 April 2007.[1]
• Mera Peak (6654 m), Nepal – 20 Jun 2008.[2]
• Mount Everest (8848 m) – 21 May 2009.[3]
• Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) – 19 February 2010.[4]
• Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m), Australia – 31 May 2011.[5]

References

1. "Arunachal youth sold 4 mithuns to raise funds". Indian Express. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
2. "Tapi Mra first Arunachalee to conquer Mera Peak". News.oneindia.in. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
3. "Everest conquerer [sic?] Tapi presents gear to museum". Easternmirrornagaland.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
4. "Tapi Mra Conquers Mt Kilimanjaro". Sinlung. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
5. "Tapi Mra creates record, scales Mt. Kosciuszko". The Sunday Indian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

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