Summit Of MT Manirang By All Women Mountaineering Team
The 15-member expedition team was led by Wing Commander Bhavana Mehra of the Indian Air Force. The other members are Wg Cdr Bhavna Mehra, Lt Col Geetanjali Bhatt, Wg Cdr Nirupama Pandey, Wg Cdr Vyomika Singh, Wg Cdr Lalita Mishra, Maj Usha Kumari, Maj Saumya Shukla, Maj Veenu Mor, Maj Rachana Hooda, Lt Cdr Sino Wilson and Flt Lt Komal Pahuja.
New Delhi: As a part of commemorative activities for 'Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav', symbolizing 75 years of Independence, an All-Women team successfully summited Mt Manirang (21,625 ft) on 15 August 2021.
Indian Air Force had flagged off this All Women Tri-Services Mountaineering Team on 01 Aug 21 from Air Force Station, New Delhi. Mt Manirang is one of the highest peaks of Himachal Pradesh, nestled at the border of the Kinnaur & Spiti districts. Close to the peak is the Manirang pass, which was one of the early trade routes between Spiti and Kinnaur before the motorable road was built.
The 15-member expedition team was led by Wing Commander Bhavana Mehra of the Indian Air Force. The other members of the team who summited the peak and hoisted the national flag atop are Wg Cdr Bhavna Mehra, Lt Col Geetanjali Bhatt, Wg Cdr Nirupama Pandey, Wg Cdr Vyomika Singh, Wg Cdr Lalita Mishra, Maj Usha Kumari, Maj Saumya Shukla, Maj Veenu Mor, Maj Rachana Hooda, Lt Cdr Sino Wilson and Flt Lt Komal Pahuja.
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