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| 3 mountaineers climb Draupati Ka Danda peak | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 8: Three ace mountaineers of Mountaineering Association of J&K namely Stanzin Youthog, Manik Slathia and Ambreen Fatima have scaled Draupati Ka Danda peak (5680m) in Garhwal Himalaya as a part of selection camp for Pre Everest Massif Expedition. The selection camp was organized by Indian Mountaineering Foundation, the apex body for adventure sports in the country, at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi from 9th June to 30th June. A total of 43 mountaineers including 10 girls had been short listed by Indian Mountaineering Foundation for this selection camp. Another selection camp was also conducted at Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering Pahalgam and a total about 40 mountaineers are expected to be selected for the Pre Everest Massif expedition to a peak above 7000m scheduled to be organized in the post monsoon season (Aug-Sep). Based on the performance of the participants in the Pre Everest expedition final team will be selected by Indian Mountaineering Foundation for a major expedition to scale four prominent peaks in the Everest massif region from Everest base camp. The peaks are Mount Everest, the highest peak on the Earth, Lhotse(8516m), the 4th highest peak in the world, Nuptse(7861m) and Pumori(7161m). The selected mountaineers shall also undergo Winter training during December2019-February, 2020 before undertaking the expedition to the peaks. |
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