TNPSC Thervupettagam

Winter mountaineering

January 22 , 2021 1403 days 865 0
  • The Indian Mountaineering Foundation recently approved a three-member team of mountaineers led by Arjun Vajpai for winter climbing expedition to Mount Trishul.
  • In India, the mountaineering expeditions are taken up only during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period.
  • For the first time, the Indian Mountaineering Foundation has approved the concept of winter mountaineering.
  • Arjun Vajpai is the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest at the age of 16 in 2010.
  • Mount Trishul is located in the western Kumaon of Uttarakhand.

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