Aparna Kumar is an Indian mountaineer. Prior to mountaineering, she was a 2002 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and commanded The 9th Battalion of PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary which guarded the Chinese border before ITBP came into being). She was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2018 for land adventure by the President of India. Career and training In her police career, Aparna Kumar was posted as Commandant 9th Bn. P.A.C. Moradabad. The 9th Bn. P.A.C. had had a past in the high altitudes of Uttaranchal manning the sensitive Indo-Tibetan border at Askot, Badrinath and Uttarkashi . In 1992, the charge of these posts was handed over to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). In 2002 she completed a foundation course at Lal Bahadur Shashtri Academy of administration in Mussoorie. She applied to do the one-month Basic Mountaineering Course at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (ABVIMAS) Manali, Himachal Pradesh in October 2013. Afterwards she attempted to climb Lobuche East peak (6,119 m/20,075 feet) and was able to summit it in April 2013. She had to survive in a temperature of -35 degrees and with limited oxygen. In June 2013, she successfully climbed Stok Kangri (approximately 20,182 feet) in Ladakh, becoming the first-ever IPS/All India Service officer to do so. She completed her advance mountaineering course at ABVIMAS, Manali in July 2014 and became eligible to undertake expeditions. She was promoted from SSP to DIG on 2 January 2016. She was promoted to DIG in January 2017 and posted as DIG technical services in Lucknow. Since October 2017, she is on deputation to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). She is currently holding charge as the DIG Dehradun sector covering the China border along the Garhwal Himalayas. Mountaineering conquests Aparna Kumar has climbed the seven summits, the seven highest peaks of the seven continents. Once she completes her expedition to the North Pole, she will complete the Explorers Grand Slam, which includes Seven Summits and the Two Poles. Africa - Kilimanjaro On 30 August 2014, she was successful in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m/19,340 feet) in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa. It was a 15-day, ten-member expedition. She fondly remembered the breathtaking valley view while climbing, and also the enchanting flat Glacier at the top. She unfurled the flag of India and U.P. Police and became the first ever IPS/ All India Service Officer to