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17 more members of Indo-Nepal army expedition scale Mt Everest
New Delhi, May 26: Indian Army achieved another milestone in the annals of mountaineering when 17 more members of a joint Indo-Nepal Army expedition successfully scaled Mount Everest today.
New Delhi, May 26: Indian Army achieved another
milestone in the annals of mountaineering when 17 more members
of a joint Indo-Nepal Army expedition successfully scaled
Mount Everest today.
There were six climbers each from the Indian Army, the
royal Nepalese Army and also five Sherpas, an official
release said.
After the first summit on May 22, this is the second
summit of Mount Everest by the joint Indo-Nepal Army Everest
Massif Expedition.
The team was flagged off from here by Chief of Army
staff Gen N C Vij on March 10 and it was jointly led by Col
Ashok Abbey of the Indian Army and Lt Col Surya Sen Thakur of
royal Nepalese Army.
Bureau Report