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Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
ITBP mountaineers scale world's 5th tallest peak Mt Makalu
New Delhi, A contingent of mountaineers from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police has scaled Mount Makalu, the world's fifth tallest peak located in Nepal, making it a first among the central armed police forces in the India. The China LAC guarding force said in a statement on Friday that the 8,485-metre peak was summitted on April 19. The exercise was part of a twin international expedition to Mount Makalu and Mount Annapurna in Nepal that was flagged off from Delhi on March 21, it said. Both peaks were being attempted for the first time by 12 mountaineers from the ITBP, led by deputy commandant Anoop Kumar Negi, adding to the "challenge and legacy" of the mission. The ITBP said in a statement that the Makalu team achieved 83 per cent success, with five climbers reaching the summit on April 19. The Annapurna team faced "extreme" weather, including a blizzard and whiteout conditions, and made a "courageous" push up to 7,940 metres, just 150 metres below the summit, before making a safe and responsible retreat on the same day, it said. The mountain-warfare trained force has conquered 229 peaks till now, including Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse and Manaslu. The team that undertook the two expeditions collected 150 kg of non-biodegradable waste from higher camps and brought them down for disposal, the ITBP said. The expedition stood out as a milestone in ITBP's mountaineering legacy, showcasing courage, discipline and unmatched expertise in the harshest of conditions, the statement said. The about 90,000 personnel-strong ITBP primarily guards the 3,488 km India-China Line of Actual Control , apart from rendering a variety of duties in the internal security domain of the country. ITBP is a central armed police force under the Union home ministry. The other such forces are the CRPF, BSF, CISF and SSB.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- The Hindu
ITBP scales world's fifth highest peak for the first time
The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has successfully scaled Mt. Makalu — the world's fifth highest peak, at an altitude of 8,485 metres from the sea level, the China-border guarding force said on Friday. The ascent to the Himalayan peak in Nepal was made on April 19, it said. The International Mountaineering Expedition to Mt. Makalu and Mt. Annapurna (8,091 m) was flagged off from Delhi on March 21. 'It was a historic twin summit attempt — the first of its kind in ITBP history. Both peaks were being attempted for the first time by the force, adding to the challenge and legacy of this mission. Both peaks are in Nepal,' ITBP said in a statement. Led by Deputy Commandant Anoop Kumar Negi, and Nihas Suresh as Deputy Leader, the 12-member team was divided into two groups of six climbers each. The Mt. Makalu team achieved an 83% success rate, with five climbers reaching the summit at 8.15 a.m. on April 19. 'The [Mt.] Annapurna team faced extreme weather, including a blizzard and whiteout conditions, and made a courageous push up to 7,940 meters, just 150 meters below the summit, before making a safe and responsible retreat on the same day at 2.45 pm,' ITBP said. Reinforcing its environmental commitment under the 'Clean Himalaya – Save Glacier' campaign, the team collected 150 kg of non-biodegradable waste from higher camps during the expedition. With this summit, ITBP has now successfully scaled six of the world's 14 'eight-thousanders'. ITBP has so far scaled 229 peaks, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Manaslu — having summited Everest five times.
United News of India
02-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
ITBP scales Mt Makalu; makes historic attempt on Mt Annapurna
New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) In a remarkable achievement, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully scaled the world's fifth highest peak - Mt Makalu in Nepal, marking a first-ever ascent by any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). According to an ITBP statement, the force successfully scaled the 8,485 m Mt Makalu on April 19. The expedition to Mt Makalu and Mt Annapurna (8,091 m), flagged off from ITBP HQ, on 21 March was a historic twin summit attempt—the first of its kind in ITBP history. Both peaks were being attempted for the first time by the force, adding to the challenge and legacy of this mission. Led by Anoop Kumar Negi, DC/GD, with Nihas Suresh as Deputy Leader, the 12-member team was divided into two groups of six climbers each. The Makalu team achieved an 83 percent success rate, with five climbers reaching the summit at approximately 08:15 hrs on 19 April. The members included Assistant Commandant Sanjay Kumar, Head Constables Sonam Stobdan, Pradeep Panwar and Bahadur Chand and Constable Vimal Kumar. Meanwhile, the Annapurna team faced extreme weather, including a blizzard and whiteout conditions, and made a courageous push up to 7,940 meters, just 150 meters below the summit, before making a safe and responsible retreat on the same day at 1445 hrs. Reinforcing its environmental commitment under the "Clean Himalaya – Save Glacier" campaign, the team collected 150 kg of non-biodegradable waste from higher camps during the expedition. With this summit, ITBP has now successfully scaled six of the world's 14 eight-thousanders, further cementing its leadership in Indian high-altitude mountaineering. The Force has so far conquered 229 peaks, including Mt Everest, Mt Kanchenjunga, Mt Dhaulagiri, Mt Lhotse, and Mt Manaslu. UNI RBE SJC
