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Based on Indian intelligence, Indian Army women team’s Mount Everest expedition takes a steeper trekking route though Tibet to avoid Maoists in Nepal
Indian intelligence at the last moment was able to divert two Indian Army expeditionary teams from Nepal to Tibet in their conquest of Everest. The Tibet route is steeper and difficult to trek. According to intelligence officials, the Maoists were planning to kidnap the Indian military personnel. There were waiting in the well known trekking routes.
This will be a great accomplishment for Indian Women in the Army. Indian army chief General Joginder Jaswant Singh flagged off an Indian Army team of 10 women to conquer the highest peak of 8850 meters in the world.
The team will fly to to Lhasa.via Kathmundu and from there they will drive to the Everest base camp through the Northern Tibetan side. team leaders. Major S.S. Shekahwat and Captain Isha Parmar will lead the team. There are some men to provide logistical support to the woman team.
The Indian Air Force, the first air force in the world is ready to trek and conquer Mount Everest, announced earlier this week that they, too, will be attempting to summit from the north face. Wing Commander Amit Chowdhury will be leading that team following behind the Indian Army Women team.
Lukla is the area in Nepal where Maoists have great concentration and focus. Indian Army teams will be avoiding that area where the problems exist.
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