ITANAGAR, SEP 5:

A team from Arunachal Pradesh scaled 20 unclimbed peaks of Ladakh, all over 6,000 metres in height, in just 23 days, a defence statement said on Saturday.

The landmark expedition was undertaken by the team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) at Dirang in West Kameng district. The institute is under the Ministry of Defence.

The expedition by the team led by NIMAS Director Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal demonstrated the institute’s capability to conduct technically demanding mountaineering operations in some of the country’s most remote and difficult high-altitude areas, it said.

The achievement also highlights the growing potential of Arunachal Pradesh and the Northeast as a hub for adventure sports, exploration and youth development. (Source: PTI)