MOUNTAINEER, MS. BHARATI BANERJEE OF LADY IRWIN SCHOOL

Ms. Bharati Banerjee, Faculty at Lady Irwin School, New Delhi was a member of the all-women Mountaineering Expedition Team of 1970 that successfully scaled the Hanuman Tibba Peak (5928 m - 19450 feet ) on October 5, 1970. The expedition was led by M.C. Usha. The other members were Sudha Talwar and Sherpa Lobsang. 

Bharati Banerjee (centre) of Lady Irwin School was a member of the Hanuman Tibba Expedition that successfully climbed the 19450 feet high Himalayan Peak.

The expedition was successful even though it met with bad weather all along.

Hanuman Tibba Peak

Height: 19450 feet

The Expedition Team Members

Pictures from the Team felicitation

Once again, in 1974 Bharati Banerjee along with another climber Heather Larsen successfully climbed Bhunoti (18,000t), a peak in the Garhwal-Kumaun Himalaya Range. For more information on the Expedition, click here.

Ms. Bharati Banerjee was also a member of the The Indo-Japanese Women’s Expedition in 1976. It was sponsored by the Japanese Alpine Club and the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, and had aimed to climb both Kamet (25,447 feet) and Abi Gamin (24,130 feet). The ascent attempt on Kamet was unsuccessful due to bad weather though the Base camp was established at 15,900 feet, Advanced bases at 17,900 feet and 23,450 ft. As a comparison Mt. Everest is 29000 ft.

Ms. Bharati Banerjee continues to teach at Lady Irwin School.

Ms. Bharati Banerjee continues to teach at Lady Irwin School

Bharati Banerjee continues to teach at Lady Irwin School. Seen above with Alumina of the School

Suggested Links for more information on the Mountaineering Expeditions:

1. Alpine Journal, U.K., Contents 1971
2. American Alpine Club contents 1929-2007
3. Asian Mountaineering Expeditions, 1977
4. The story of five women who climed an iconic peak.