First Indian Woman on Everest Aids Himalayan Flood Relief Efforts

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Almost 30 years after being the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest, Bachendri Pal is using her mountaineering skills to help villagers stranded by devastating floods high in the Indian Himalaya Mountains.

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