Bengal Team Scales 3 Unclimbed Peaks, Seeks to Honour India’s Heroes and Everest Legends
A mountaineering team from West Bengal has made history in eastern Ladakh by completing four high-altitude ascents including three first ascents of previously unclimbed Himalayan peaks Adding to the achievement the team has proposed naming the newly scaled summits after freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and legendary mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary Led by veteran mountaineer Rudra Prasad Halder the Sonarpur Arohi club team completed the challenging climbs during its Chang Chenmo Expedition which began on August On September the team climbed the -metre Chang Chenmo Kangri through a new route It also achieved first ascents of three previously unclimbed peaks measuring approximately metres metres and metres on September and respectively Climbing Without a Safety NetWhat makes the expedition particularly remarkable is the team's self-supported approach The climbers relied on their technical abilities careful planning and teamwork without fixed ropes Sherpa support or high-altitude porter assistance The
