Santosh Yadav (1992, 93) Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer who is known for being the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and also for being the first woman to climb three of the world's eight highest peaks. She was born on December 16, 1964, in a small village called Gadh in the Haryana state of India. Yadav began her career as a mountaineer in 1988, and she has since gone on to achieve several notable feats, including becoming the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1992 and the first woman to climb both the north and south sides of the mountain. In addition, she has also climbed several other major peaks, including K2 and Makalu, and has received numerous awards and accolades for her achievements in the field of mountaineering.