Geeta Samota, the sub-inspector of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), has become the first officer of the world’s highest peak Mount Everest, with a height of 8,849 meters (29,032 ft). The Gita reached the summit on the morning of May 19, 2025, which is an important milestone not only in her visit but also for Indian women and CISF. This is a strong story of Geeta, from the rural environment, from the rural environment, from Chak village in Sikar district of Rajasthan.
Born in an ordinary family with four daughters from rural roots to national pride, Geeta Samota was raised in the traditional rural environment. He received his school and college education in local institutions and was a skilled hockey player during his college years, but an injury ended his game career. However, this shock became a significant turn for them, which carried them forward on the path of a big purpose. In 2011, Geeta joined the CISF and showed deep interest in mountaineering – an area that was largely unknown within the force. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she was selected for a six -week basic mountaineering course at ITBP Training Institute in Auli in 2015, where she emerged as the only woman of her batch. Her extraordinary performance paved the way for her advanced training in 2017, making her the first CISF officer to complete such a rigorous program.
Dream of seven peaks
The Gita’s mountaineering journey caught pace in 2019, when she became the first woman of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to climb both Mount Satopanth (7,075 meters) in Uttarakhand and Mount Lobche (6,119 meters) in Nepal. Although 2021 CAPF Everest campaign was canceled due to technical reasons, he used this failure as an inspiration and set his eyes on seven peaks – the goal of climbing the highest peak of every continent. Between the beginning of 2021 and 2022, he climbed four major peaks as part of the Seven Summit Challenge: Mount Cosiuszco (2,228 m) in Australia, Mount Elebrus (5,642 m) in Russia, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in Tanzania, and Mount Eknakagua (6,961 meters in Arjantina), and Arjantina in Arjantina Getting this feat in a 27 -day record time, she became the fastest Indian woman to do so.