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Ganesh Jena
Ganesh Chandra Jena (born 5 May 1972) is a mountaineer from Odisha, India. He reached the peak of Mount Everest on 18 May 2011 as the first male from the eastern state of Orissa.[1] Two other Indians in his team were Amit Kumar from Haryana and Jackie Jack from Rajasthan. The team was headed by Anshu Jamsenpa, 32.[2] After Kalpana Dash, Ganesh Jena achieved this feat as the second Oriya and the first male person from Odisha[1][3] "Willpower, patience and determination hold the key to success. My target is to scale the Everest twice in one season," he said to media persons after his successful Everest mission.[4] Personal lifeHe was born to Late Kantaru Jena in Sitapur, Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district in Odisha. Currently he resides in Bhubaneshwar and serves for Bhubaneswar Development Authority.[5][6] He was always inclined towards adventure sports since his youth and moved towards his goal despite poor financial conditions. He has participated in many more adventure sports.[4][6] Climbing careerHis mountaineering achievements are:
In May 2013, he participated in Everest Marathon as a single participant from India.[8] He has participated in the National Adventure Festival at Chandigarh since 1995. He was a Guest Instructor for the National Adventure Festival from 2002 to 2009.[1][6] Ganesh was honoured with "Adamaya Sahas Puruskar" by the Haryana government in 2013.[9] He was to begin his Mount Kanchenjunga Mission from 1 April 2014 which was expected to end on 31 May. He was denied leave by his employer and he had to abort the mission.[5] On 26 July 2015, Ganesh Jena started climbing Mount Elbrus in Moscow, Russia. A six-member team from India headed by Ganesh unfurled Tiranga (the national flag) at 8:45 PM on 1 August 2015. Earlier in a grand ceremony former Sports and Youth Services director Dr Bimalendu Mohanty and former assistant director Ashok Mohanty flagged off Jena.[7][8][10] See also
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