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Indian Army ascends seventh highest peak

     New Delhi: Six members of the Indian Army team on Friday successfully summitted the seventh highest peak in the world, Mount Dhaulagiri. At 8167 metres, Mount Dhaulagiri is considered to be one of the most technical, demanding and challenging peaks. Led by Lieutenant Colonel MS Chauhan, the 17-member expedition team was flagged off by Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor from New Delhi on March 19. The team reached the Base Camp at 4700 metre on April 7 and established three camps on the mountain by May 1. On May 7, the summit team left Camp III, located at a height of 7400 metre. After 14 hours of gruelling climb the team finally summitted the peak on Friday afternoon. The summit was a great challenge, as continuous inclement weather during the ascent added to the difficulties. It was the first ever Indian expedition to Mount Dhaulagiri. Since 2001, Indian Army has already summitted six out of these fourteen peaks viz Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Annapurna and now Dhaulagiri.
-May 8, 2009

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