Jalpaiguri, August, 13 - This is one motley crew which,
armed with self-belief and a mantra from Sir Edmund Hillary, is ready
to scale every mountain.
An eight member team of the Nature
and Trekkers` Club of Jalpaiguri yesterday left for an expedition
to Kedardome, a peak situated at 6830 m in the Garhwal Himalaya.
Their motto: To spread `Clean Himalaya, Save Himalaya`
message among mountaineers and trekkers of the world.
The leader of the team, Mr. Bhaskar Das said they would collect
all the garbage that they may come across on their way back from
the peak. `These garbage are non-biodegradable and pollutes
the mountain`, said Mr. Das. by ridding the mountain of these,
the NTCJ aims to make the world aware of the need to keep the hills
clean since they are the source of sweet water.
`Recently, during the 50 year celebration of the Everest conquest,
Sir Edmund Hillary, in a message to all mountaineers and trekkers,
urged to keep the mountains clean. We are just truing to implement
his ideas`, Mr. Das said.
The NTCJ will hire 15 extra porters to carry the garbage down from
the Kedardome peak. The way to the Kedardome has always been very
difficult and precarious. There are several crevasses and one has
to watch the blizzards, Mr. Das said.
The last summit camp if the NTCJ would be set up at 20000 feet,
from where Kedardome is situated at a distance of 2410 ft. It will
take nine hours to reach the peak from the summit camp. The trekkers
will have to recede down the summit camp that day as there is no
shelter in between the peak and last summit camp. They will have
to travel for 15 hours, Mr. Das said
Trekking will start from Gangotri on 17 August. On 4 September,
the team will return back from Gangotri and leave for Delhi via
Uttar Kashi on 6 September.
The eight-member team comprises Mr. Badal Debnath (40), Mr. Pinaki
Dasgupta (27), Mr. Dipankar Sen (27), Ms. Jayita Singha Sarker (25),
Mr. Prasenjit Roy (22), Mr. Dehasish Lala (45), Mr. Pradosh Kusum
Das (62), and Bhaskar.
The first five and Bhaskar are the climbers and the other two are
supporting members of the team.
Courtesy
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