Anshu Jamsenpa
President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2017 to Jamsenpa | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Main discipline | Mountaineer and Promoter for Adventure |
| Born | 31 December 1979 Bomdila, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | India |
| Career | |
| Notable ascents | The first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest 5 times |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Tsering Wange |
| Children | 2 |
Anshu Jamsenpa is an Indian mountaineer and the first woman in the world to scale the summit of Mount Everest twice in a season, and the fastest double summiter to do so within five days. It is also the fastest double ascent of the tallest crest by a woman. She is from Bomdila, headquarters of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh - the state that holds the most north-eastern position in India. She was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.