GUWAHATI/NORTH LAKHIMPUR, May 23: Rupamoni Gorh has become the first woman from Assam to scale Mount Everest, achieving the feat as part of an all-women expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
Gorh, a resident of Lilabari in Lakhimpur district, reached the summit of the world’s highest peak on Thursday.
Sarma said the state was proud of her historic accomplishment.
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“Assam’s daughter has reached the top of the world. Heartiest congratulations to Rupamoni Gorh for becoming the first woman from Assam to scale Mount Everest as part of the ITBP all-women expedition team,” he said in a social media post.
“Her historic feat is a moment of immense pride for Assam and an inspiration for our youth to dream big and conquer new heights,” he added.
Born into a farmer’s family, Gorh grew up in Lilabari with modest means. Her father, Joysing Gorh, is engaged in agriculture, while her mother, Kamalawati, works as an Anganwadi assistant.
A graduate in Arts, she joined the ITBP in 2020 and continued to pursue her childhood passion for adventure and mountaineering, her family said. (PTI)
