Nirmala Sitharaman Flags-in NIMAS expedition team to Mt Everest

NewsBharati    07-Jun-2018
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New Delhi, June 7: Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman flagged-in the expedition team to Mt. Everest conducted successfully by National Institute for Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday in New Delhi. Sitharaman congratulated the team led by Director and Team Leader Col Sarfraz Singh for their remarkable achievement. It is for the first time that any National Institute expedition team has put eight members on the top of Mt.Everest in their maiden attempt.


 

The expedition started from South Ridge of Mt Everest from Nepal side on 02 April 2018 from Lukla to Everest Base camp via Namche. The team scaled Mt.Lobuche in Nepal on 20 April 2018 as part of acclimatization and final conditioning training. The rotational training to higher camps was carried out by the team up to Camp-3 (7200M) from 22 April to 10 May 2018. All the 08 members of the team successfully scaled the peak on 19 and 20 May 2018 without any casualty or cold injury.

 

In her tweet, Raksha Mantri said, “The team from National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports, Arunachal Pradesh became the first national institute expedition team to put eight members on the top of Mt Everest in their maiden attempt. We salute their courage & spirit of adventure! Jai Hind!”