Har Shikhar Tiranga: Unique expedition launched to hoist tricolour at highest components of all states
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Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Mountaineers of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) in Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh are on a novel expedition named Har Shikhar Tiranga (HST). The workforce is throughout the midst of a mission to hoist the nationwide flag on the perfect stage of every state of India for the first time.
On Monday, the workforce summited Mt Purgyal (6,816 m) in Himachal Pradesh. It is on the LAC and has been climbed for the first time in May. The peak is usually climbed in July or August when snow is far much less.
It examined the technical and bodily power of the workforce. “We had to carry our things on our own and had to pitch an extra camp. Mules were not able to cross due to excessive snow,” talked about Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, NIMAS director. It is technically troublesome on account of snow, rocks and undulating rock choices and took the workforce eight hours to cross 400 metres. In full, from the underside camp to the summit and once more, it took 12 days.
The mission was flagged off by Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, from NIMAS, Dirang. “It is a matter of pride for us that such a rare mission has begun from Arunachal Pradesh,” he talked about.
It is the brainchild of Colonel Jamwal who’s a veteran of higher than 52 worthwhile expeditions and is the one Indian to have summited Mount Everest thrice and climbed the Seven Summits, touching the perfect components of the seven continents.
Har Shikhar Tiranga is a advertising marketing campaign under the aegis of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to take the tricolour to all the states of the nation and hoist it on the summits to mark the seventy fifth 12 months of independence and to commemorate India’s G20 presidentship.
But the journey has not been easy correct from the beginning. The workforce summited Mt Gorichin (6,488 m) in Arunachal Pradesh in October and by December, they’d touched the perfect components of the seven states throughout the Northeast. This success was a check out which Colonel Jamwal had set for the workforce to gauge their dedication sooner than going ahead with the expedition.
It is predicted to climax with the summit of Mt Jongsong (7,462 m) in Sikkim, which is technically troublesome and likewise rarely climbed, with solely three recorded summits.
The expedition will in all probability be formally achieved by October 15, which encompasses a buffer for contingencies related to terrain, local weather and completely different unpredictable conditions.
“This expedition has a long term aim as it is going to give a reason to people of each state to be proud of such points and it can raise interest among the youth to visit the points at least once, thus stimulating tourism potential too,” talked about Colonel Jamwal.
“It was a dream to hoist the Indian flag on all the highest points of the nation. It took us more than three months to plan this campaign. It’s a movement for my motherland, to do something that has never been done,” he talked about. He further added, “Har Shikhar Tiranga intends to unfold the gesture of inclusivity, inculcate and promote the spirit of journey, and seize the colorful panorama, distinctive custom and unadulterated distant areas in our states.”
The lowest by the use of elevation will in all probability be Someshwar Fort in Bihar which is spherical 800 m and is predicted to be touched in August.
The highest peak under Indian administration is Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) in Sikkim nevertheless is closed for climbs. The subsequent is Nanda Devi (7,816 m) nevertheless it’s a world heritage web page and nationwide biosphere reserve. Thus the perfect climbable mountain in India is Mt Kamet (7,756 m) which the workforce will summit in June.
Some of the other highest components embrace Anamudi in Kerala, Doddabetta in Tamil Nadu, Mt. Kalsubai in Maharashtra, Mt. Reo Purgyil in Himachal and Guru Shikhar in Rajasthan. “Nun Peak on the border of J&K and Ladakh is the only peak which includes the two Union Territories,” talked about Jamwal.
NIMAS offers teaching all through land, air and water, allowing civilians to experience challenges all through various outdoors surfaces along with pursue a occupation in journey sports activities actions.
NEW DELHI: Mountaineers of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) in Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh are on a novel expedition named Har Shikhar Tiranga (HST). The workforce is throughout the midst of a mission to hoist the nationwide flag on the perfect stage of every state of India for the first time.
On Monday, the workforce summited Mt Purgyal (6,816 m) in Himachal Pradesh. It is on the LAC and has been climbed for the first time in May. The peak is usually climbed in July or August when snow is far much less.
It examined the technical and bodily power of the workforce. “We had to carry our things on our own and had to pitch an extra camp. Mules were not able to cross due to excessive snow,” talked about Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, NIMAS director. It is technically troublesome on account of snow, rocks and undulating rock choices and took the workforce eight hours to cross 400 metres. In full, from the underside camp to the summit and once more, it took 12 days.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The mission was flagged off by Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, from NIMAS, Dirang. “It is a matter of pride for us that such a rare mission has begun from Arunachal Pradesh,” he talked about.
It is the brainchild of Colonel Jamwal who’s a veteran of higher than 52 worthwhile expeditions and is the one Indian to have summited Mount Everest thrice and climbed the Seven Summits, touching the perfect components of the seven continents.
Har Shikhar Tiranga is a advertising marketing campaign under the aegis of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to take the tricolour to all the states of the nation and hoist it on the summits to mark the seventy fifth 12 months of independence and to commemorate India’s G20 presidentship.
But the journey has not been easy correct from the beginning. The workforce summited Mt Gorichin (6,488 m) in Arunachal Pradesh in October and by December, they’d touched the perfect components of the seven states throughout the Northeast. This success was a check out which Colonel Jamwal had set for the workforce to gauge their dedication sooner than going ahead with the expedition.
It is predicted to climax with the summit of Mt Jongsong (7,462 m) in Sikkim, which is technically troublesome and likewise rarely climbed, with solely three recorded summits.
The expedition will in all probability be formally achieved by October 15, which encompasses a buffer for contingencies related to terrain, local weather and completely different unpredictable conditions.
“This expedition has a long term aim as it is going to give a reason to people of each state to be proud of such points and it can raise interest among the youth to visit the points at least once, thus stimulating tourism potential too,” talked about Colonel Jamwal.
“It was a dream to hoist the Indian flag on all the highest points of the nation. It took us more than three months to plan this campaign. It’s a movement for my motherland, to do something that has never been done,” he talked about. He further added, “Har Shikhar Tiranga intends to unfold the gesture of inclusivity, inculcate and promote the spirit of journey, and seize the colorful panorama, distinctive custom and unadulterated distant areas in our states.”
The lowest by the use of elevation will in all probability be Someshwar Fort in Bihar which is spherical 800 m and is predicted to be touched in August.
The highest peak under Indian administration is Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) in Sikkim nevertheless is closed for climbs. The subsequent is Nanda Devi (7,816 m) nevertheless it’s a world heritage web page and nationwide biosphere reserve. Thus the perfect climbable mountain in India is Mt Kamet (7,756 m) which the workforce will summit in June.
Some of the other highest components embrace Anamudi in Kerala, Doddabetta in Tamil Nadu, Mt. Kalsubai in Maharashtra, Mt. Reo Purgyil in Himachal and Guru Shikhar in Rajasthan. “Nun Peak on the border of J&K and Ladakh is the only peak which includes the two Union Territories,” talked about Jamwal.
NIMAS offers teaching all through land, air and water, allowing civilians to experience challenges all through various outdoors surfaces along with pursue a occupation in journey sports activities actions.
