Bachendri Pal, (born May 24, 1954, Nakuri, India), Indian mountaineer who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Pal was born into a rural working-class family in what is currently Uttarakhand and was one of seven kids. A gifted student, she encountered stiff resistance from her loved ones members and relatives when she chose to opt for a career as a...