Tibetan soldier sets record, Climbs 8th highest peak without oxygen

[Veeru]

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Tibetan soldier sets record, Climbs 8th highest peak without oxygen



Kunchok Tenpa raising the Tibetan National flag at the summit of Mt. Manaslu.


DHARAMSHALA, September 30: A Tibetan soldier from 7 Vikas of the Indian Army scaled Mt. Manaslu, the 8th highest peak in the world as part of the Indian Army Mt. Manaslu Expedition 2011.

Kunchok Tenpa, an everester, set the record by climbing the 8163 metre-high peak, known in Tibetan as Kutang, without using oxygen.

The expedition group was flagged off from the Indian capital on March 24 and successfully scaled the mountain summit on May 9.

Speaking to Phayul, Kunchok Tenpa said that he almost failed in his mission to scale the mountain without oxygen when he crossed the 8000 metre mark.

"Yet my team members' encouragement and support injected in me the strength to carry on and finally complete my dream to climb the mountain without using oxygen," said Tenpa.

The expedition was the first Indian Expedition Team to have successfully summited Mt. Manaslu which is considered "the 4th most dangerous 8000m peak” for its harsh terrain and the inclement weather.

After completing the expedition, the group met with Indian Defence Minister A K Antony, Chief of the Army Staff VK Singh and other top army officials.

“The Defence Minister asked me where I am from and I proudly told him that I am from Tibet,” Tenpa told Phayul on phone.

"As a Tibetan soldier under Indian authority, one can't do much for Tibet, but I perform my duties as a Tibetan ambassador in the Indian army,” Tenpa said.

Reaching the summit of the mountain, Tenpa raised the Tibetan national flag and placed a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the top of the mountain that he was carrying with him.

Kunchok Tenpa is a veteran of conquering high peaks and had stood third in the famous Mt. Everest Marathon in 2008.

Tibetan soldier sets record, Climbs 8th highest peak without oxygen - www.phayul.com



Long live Indian Tibetan friendship

[Obambam]

Long live the exiled Tibetan and Indian friendship indeed.

[eowyn]

Long live the exiled Tibetan and Indian friendship indeed.

dude just curious man ,,,,can Tibetans join PLA ..?since Tibet is part of china can you point me some famous tibetans in PRC ...?

[Quick MIK]

Long live the exiled Tibetan and Indian friendship indeed.

Long live Occupied Tibet and India friendship

[Veeru]

Long live Occupied Tibet and India friendship

well said bro. Keep it up.

[Obambam]

dude just curious man ,,,,can Tibetans join PLA ..?since Tibet is part of china can you point me some famous tibetans in PRC ...?

That has nothing to do with this thread, you may raise your question on a seperate thread.

Long live Occupied Tibet and India friendship

and long live Occupied Kashmir, China and Pakistan friendship

[Tshering22]

Brave man. If only Tibetans been careful about being a bit more militaristic rather than being pacifists, they could have modernized well in 50s and countered a threat.

and long live Occupied Kashmir, China and Pakistan friendship

Kashmir's indigenous state people share our culture, faith and philosophy long before Islam was even born, genius. They have no problems in being proud Indians. Just Kashmiri Muslims think of themselves as something different and have the itch to love their "umma" mentality.

OTOH, explain what has Tibet got to do with Communist China that didn't even respect its own history during the so-called cultural revolution.

[Don Jaguar]

He is an indian soldier?

[Veeru]

He is an indian soldier?

Do u have any problem with that???????????

[S10]

dude just curious man ,,,,can Tibetans join PLA ..?since Tibet is part of china can you point me some famous tibetans in PRC ...?

Yes, plenty of Tibetan troops in the Chinese army. The third man from the front is a Tibetan troop during special forces jungle warfare training. Joining the army is one of the few ways they can get out of poverty in their home province.



This guy below is also another Tibetan, with the rank of major in 2008 (probably a colonel now). He is the executive officer of a special forces battalion.



Interestinlg, Chinese special forces have a very large proportion of Tibetan troops for some reason. As for other non-military famous Tibetans, they're too numerous to list.

[conworldus]

dude just curious man ,,,,can Tibetans join PLA ..?since Tibet is part of china can you point me some famous tibetans in PRC ...?

Yes there are many Tibetan soldiers serving both the PLA and the Armed Police. Most of the riot control police in 2008 incident were Tibetans.

[Anonymous user]

Brave man. If only Tibetans been careful about being a bit more militaristic rather than being pacifists, they could have modernized well in 50s and countered a threat.

Given the feudalistic society structure its more than likely the ruling classes kept weapons and military training away from the Serfs in case a revolt occurred. It appears only the aristocratic classes led whatever uprising there was and there are only so many to go round.

[Don Jaguar]

Do u have any problem with that???????????

If he is an indian soldier why he didn't raised indian flag?

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

dude just curious man ,,,,can Tibetans join PLA ..?since Tibet is part of china can you point me some famous tibetans in PRC ...?

the answer to your question is this man---> Padma Choling
Padma Choling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Kazhugu]

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If he is an indian soldier why he didn't raised indian flag?

He is a Tibetan refugee and a good guest of India..... But he is foremost a Tibetan and we have no problem with that !

His willingness to shed blood for india in war is proof enough for his gratitude towards his host country...