Satyarup Siddhanta

Satyarup Siddhanta (born April 29, 1983) is a Bangalore-based Indian mountaineer.[1] Satyarup became the youngest mountaineer[2] in the world and the first from India to climb both the Seven Summits as well as Seven Volcanic Summits on 15 January 2019 at 10:10 pm Chile time. Guinness World record[3] approved this claim.

Satyarup Siddhanta
Satyarup Siddhanta on the top of Mount Everest
Born (1983-04-29) April 29, 1983
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
OccupationMountaineer/Engineer
WebsiteSatyarupSiddhanta.com

On December 15, 2017 he summited Vinson Massif, becoming only the fifth Indian civilian to complete the seven summits (Messner's List and Bass List).[4] He is the first civilian to accomplish this feat from Karnataka (Residence State) and West Bengal (Home State). He is also the 3rd Indian to climb the highest Volcano of the world, Mt. Ojos Del Salado. Satyarup, a certified mountaineer from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling[5] has skied the last degree to South Pole, a distance of 111 km. Satyarup is a Techie, Motivational Speaker and an Environmentalist. He is the President and founder of ABETO[6] – "A better tomorrow" foundation, and works as a consultant at Brady Corporation, India.[7]

Satyarup became:

  • Youngest in the world to climb both seven summits & seven volcanic summits
  • 1st from India to complete Seven Volcanic Summits
  • 1st from India to complete both Seven Summits & Seven Volcanic Summits
  • 1st from India to climb Mt Sidley, highest volcano of Antarctica
  • 1st from India to climb Mt Giluwe,[8] the highest volcano of Papua New Guinea
  • 1st from India to climb Mt Wilhelm, the highest mountain of Papua New Guinea
  • 3rd from India to climb Mt Ojos Del Salado, the highest volcano in the world, at Chile[9]
  • 1st person to play the Indian National Anthem on flute in Antarctica[10]
Satyarup Siddhanta with Musa Ibrahim in an Indo Bangladesh climb to improve the ties between the countries.

Biography

Early life

Satyarup Siddhanta was born in Kolkata and brought up in a small town, Berhampore, West Bengal (now Baharampur). He did his schooling at Mary Immaculate School, Berhampore and passed Higher Secondary from Gurudas Tarasundari Institution, Berhampore. He obtained a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim.[11] He started working as a software engineer in Bangalore in 2005[12] and has been an active member of Bangalore Mountaineering Club since 2008.[13]

As a child, Satyarup was severely asthmatic and couldn't even run 100 meters without the aid of an inhaler. He was determined to overcome this ailment and live a healthy lifestyle. To this effect, he conditioned and trained himself for a period of 7 years and was finally able to go for his first trek in 2008 without an inhaler. Since then, he has been a role model for the youth to overcome their fears and live their dreams.

Works and achievements

Satyarup has been awarded the highest state award in the field of mountaineering Radhanath Sikdar Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2016 by the State Youth Services Department,Govt of West Bengal.[14]

Satyarup has been awarded the Excellence in Mountaineering award, 2018 by State Youth Services Department, Govt of West Bengal

Satyarup has been awarded with the special award in mountaineering 2019 by the Chief Minister of West Bengal at Khelasree 2019 held at Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata.

Satyarup was presented with the Youth Award in the Bangalore Youth Festival at the Kanteerva Stadium.[15]

Satyarup has been invited by IIT Kanpur in their prestigious Scholars in Residence Program 2019-20.[16]

He was felicitated by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) in Kolkata on the occasion of State Child Protection Day on 9 June 2018. He dedicated his Kilimanjaro, 2018 climb to the cause of Child Protection[17] and held aloft the WBCPCR poster at the summit.

He played the Indian National Anthem on flute amidst extreme climatic conditions in Antarctica.[18]

Satyarup presented his poster at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.[19]

ASEAN entrusted Satyarup and his team the mission[20] to take the ASEAN flag, the Indonesia Flag and the India flag to the summit of Mt Carstensz Pyramid as a commemorative climb to mark the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN and 25th anniversary of Dialogue with India.[21] Satyarup gave a talk at the ASEAN headquarters, Jakarta. As a mark of respect, the pictures of the flag giving ceremony is showcased on the walls of Indian High Commission, Indonesia.

He was felicitated by the Governor of West Bengal after he successfully climbed Mount Everest on May 21, 2016.[22]

He has been delivering motivational talks[23] at several renowned institutions and forums, like ASEAN,[20] SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics,IISc,[24] Bangalore, IIT Kanpur,[25] IISWBM, IEI,[26] TEDX[27] and corporates like Cognizant, Sasken, HSBC, Bandhan Bank, IET, Altimetrik, Pinnacle, IMRB, Trivium, Element14, Aditya Birla Capital, Students of Indian Museum etc.

Mountaineering timeline

The seven highest summits[28]
  • June 29, 2012 and June 14, 2018 : Mount Kilimanjaro (5,885m/19,308 ft) Summit. On June 29, 2012, at 9:30 a.m, Satyarup led a team of nine to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa from the Machame Route. On June 14, 2018, he led a team of 5 to the top again via the same route.
  • June 27, 2013: Mount Elbrus[29] (West summit:18,510 ft/5,642m and East summit:18,442 ft/5621m). On June 27, 2013, Satyarup summitted the highest mountain of Europe.
  • January 13, 2014: Mount Aconcagua[30] (22,841 ft/6962m). Satyarup climbed Mount Aconcagua, the highest non-technical mountain in the world on January 13, 2014 unguided from the normal route.
  • June 23, 2014: Mount Denali (20,322 ft/6194m). Satyarup climbed Mount Denali on June 23, 2014 from West Buttress route unguided.
  • June 12, 2015: Mount Kosciuszko (7,310 ft/2,228m) Satyarup successfully climbed the highest peak in Australia by the normal route unguided on June 12, 2015.
  • May 21, 2016: Mount Everest[31][32][33][34] (29,029 ft / 8,848m) Satyarup successfully climbed the highest peak of Everest, taking the standard route from Nepal Side on May 21, 2016.[35]
  • June 13, 2017:Carstensz Pyramid (16024 ft / 4884m) [36][37] Satyarup successfully climbed the highest peak of Oceania by the Suangama Jungle Route. It was a commemorative climb to celebrate 50 years of ASEAN and 25 years of Bilateral talk between India and ASEAN. The flag giving ceremony happened at the headquarters of ASEAN at Jakarta where Satyarup was handed 3 flags - The India flag, the Indonesia flag and the ASEAN flag.
  • December 15, 2017 Vinson Massif (16,050 ft/4,892m) Satyarup successfully climbed the highest peak in Antarctica, taking the normal route and completing the seven summits.[38][39][40]

The seven volcanic summits
  • Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa) twice on June 29, 2012 & June 14, 2018
  • Mt Elbrus (Europe) on June 27, 2013
  • Mt Ojos Del Salado[41][42][43] (South America) on January 15, 2018 - 2nd Indian to summit after Malli Mastan Babu
  • Mt Damavand[44][45] (Asia) on September 10, 2018 - Led a woman's team from India
  • Mt Giluwe [46][47][48][49](Oceania) on November 9, 2018 - 1st Indian to summit
  • Mt Pico De Orizaba[50] (North America) on December 5, 2018 (Indian time: 2:09 am on 6 December 2018)
  • Mt Sidley [51][46][50](Antarctica) on 15 January 2019, 10:10 pm Chile time, 2019

Other notable adventures
  • September 23, 2014: Mount Blanc[52] in France
  • December 28, 2017: Skied the Last Degree to South Pole covering 111 km distance over 6 days and dragging a 50 kg sled
  • January 15, 2018: Became the second Indian to climb the highest volcano of the world, Mt. Ojos Del Salado,[53] Chile
  • November 14, 2018: Became the 1st Indian to climb Mount Wilhelm,[54] the highest peak of Papua New Guinea.

Controversy

In 2016, Satyarup was initially denied the certification of having climbed Everest due to the alleged forgery of Rathod couple from Maharashtra.[55] Satyarup lodged a complaint against the police couple who morphed his pictures from the summit.[56][57] After a thorough investigation, a case was lodged against the duo under Section 66(d) of Information Technology Act, 2008. A ten-year ban from mountaineering was imposed on the couple by Nepal Tourism.[58][59][60][61][62]

See also

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