COAS flags in Indo-Argentine Army expedition after successful summits of Mt Kamet, Abi Gamin

October 6, 2026 8:09 PM

COAS flags in Indo-Argentine Army expedition after successful summits of Mt Kamet, Abi Gamin

General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff, on Tuesday flagged in members of the Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi after the team successfully summited Mt Abi Gamin (7,355 metres) on September 17 and Mt Kamet (7,756 metres) on September 21, 2026. Located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Mt Kamet is the third-highest peak in India, after Mt Kanchenjunga and Mt Nanda Devi. The 35-member expedition, led by Lieutenant Colonel Chirag Chatterjee, comprised 25 pers...

Rajnath Singh felicitates team after 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks summited in 23 days

September 25, 2026 4:11 PM

Rajnath Singh felicitates team after 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks summited in 23 days

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday flagged in a mountaineering expedition after a team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, made the first recorded ascents of 20 previously unclimbed peaks in Ladakh in just 23 days. The peaks, all above 6,000 metres, are located in the Chamser-Lungser, Gyama Nala and Chokula areas of the Ladakh Range, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The team of 20 highly skilled climbers from NIMAS was led by Co...