Eight members of the Himalayan Nature and Adventure
Foundation (HNAF), a Siliguri-based
NGO, have started their expedition for Mt. Shinkhun West (6127 meters),
Mt. Shinkhun East (6081 meters) in the Zanskar valley of Himachal
Pradesh and also an unnamed peak at 6030 meters.
The Urban Development and Municipal
Affair MinisteMr.Ashok Bhattacharya flagged off the mission and
handed over the Tricolor flags to Debabrata Ghosh, the team leader,
which will be unfolded atop the two virgin and one unnamed peaks.
On this occasion Kushang Sherpa, the person who climbed the Everest
five times, presented the flag of the HNAF to Debabrata Ghosh.
In his speech Mr. Sherpa emphasized the importance of the Sherpas
in mountaineering expeditions. He explained that the natural knowledge
of the Sherpas about the P's and the Q's of the mountains will be
very useful for the mountaineers. Two young and experienced Sherpas,
Pemba and Pasang are included in the mission.
Team leader Mr. Debabrata said that they have organised the expedition
with an intention to know the unknown. They received help from Indian
Mountaineering Foundation to design the map and they are now trying
to find out the route to the peaks. Mr. Debabrata agreed that the
prospect of being the first climber to a mountain has its own excitement.
The only woman climber of the team, Upasana Dewan said that this
is her first expedition and she is ready for this. Her dream will
come true if she completes the task of scaling the two unclimbed
peaks. Mr. Bhattacharya added that the expedition would help increasing
interest in adventure sports. He also assured that Government would
also help encourage this type of initiatives. |
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