Tarun Saikia
Indian mountaineer
Tarun Saikia (Assamese: তৰুণ শইকীয়া) is a mountaineer and the first climber from Assam to scale Mount Everest. He reached its summit on 18 May 2013. Manipur mountaineering and trekking association had organised the expedition under the leadership of Dr L Surjit Singh. In the team there were thirteen members, of which eleven summited successfully.
About Tarun Saikia
Tarun Saikia comes from Guwahati. He is a resident of Forest Gate, Noonmati (in Guwahati). His parents are (late) Atul Saikia and Charu Saikia.
At the age of 37, Saikia climbed Mount Everest. The expedition was sponsored by the North Eastern Council and the Manipur Government. He loved adventure sports since his schooldays and he began mountaineering with an adventure club at Gauhati College in 1989.
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