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| September 17, 2009 | Indo-Tajikistan Army team completes expedition to Leh | | New Delhi: An Indian Army and the Tajikistan Army, a mountaineering expedition was conducted
to Mount Stok Kangri (20,551 ft) and Gulap Kangri (19,776 ft) in Leh region. The
expedition flagged-in today by the Director General Military Intelligence, Lt.
General RK Loomba. The peak, which belongs to the Stok Kangri Massif in the Leh
region, attracts mountaineers across the world. The route to this peak is long
and difficult and requires expertise both in ice craft and rock craft. The joint
team comprising of 12 members of the Indian Army and eleven Tajikistan Army was
led by Major KS Rajawat of Gorkha Rifles. Prior to the expedition, the Tajik team
undergone a special mountaineering training for 03 weeks at High Altitude Warfare
School at Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir to hone their skills in the field of mountaineering.
On completion of the training at HAWS, the Tajik participants arrived at Leh on
August 25. Thereafter, the joint team moved to base camp which was established
at an altitude of 15,500 ft. Camp-I was established at 17,500 ft. The team after
negotiating a number of crevasses during the inclement weather and grueling march
in high altitude terrain, successfully summitted Mount Stok Kangri and Gulap Kangri. | |
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