Colonel Narendra Kumar – Indian soldier and mountaineer.
Colonel Narendra Kumar, PVSM, KC, AVSM, FRGS (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2020) Indian soldier & mountaineer. Ace mountaineer Colonel (Rt.) Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar led the first Indian team to climb Nanda Devi and helped India secure the Siachen Glacier. This was one among the many exploits in an illustrious and impactful career in adventure spanning more than six decades. Lt. Col Narendra Kumar was the fourth principal of the prestigious Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling, later Principal of the…