First NCC cadets expedition scales Mt Everest

The first ever Mount Everest expedition of NCC cadets has successfully scaled the world's highest peak.
The first team led by Subedar Jagat Singh and comprising one NCO and five NCC Cadets scaled the peak at 0730 hrs (IST) on May 19 while the second team of two NCOs and three NCC Cadets reached the top at 06.35 (IST) today.
The group was led by Col SC Sharma, a renowned mountaineer and comprised 18 members which included 14 climbing members and four support members, said a government statement.
The team was flagged off by the Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh on April 3 here.

The team had earlier carried out extensive training at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) Darjeeling and undertaken two pre Everest expeditions to Mt Deo Tibba and Mt Kamet.
The team had also carried out winter acclimatisation training at the Siachen Glacier before embarking on mission to the Everest.
The NCC Cadets who scaled the Peak were cadets Khimi Ram, Ashwani Kumar, Rajat and Karma Dawa of Himachal Pradesh, Cadets Phairembam Bidya Chand Singh and Chirom Shangkar Singh from Manipur, Cadet Arvind of Uttrakhand and Cadet Sandeep Rai from West Bengal.
The Army personnel who scaled the peak were Sub Jagat Singh of Dogra Scout, Hav Rafiq Ahmed Malik of JAK LI, Hav Raghuveer Chand of Garhwal Rifles and Rifleman Ramesh Bahadur Thapa Magar of 3rd Gorkha Rifles.