ITBP team conquers Mt Mukut in U'khand

A team of ITBP climbers have successfully scaled the 7,135-metre-high Mount Mukut (East) in Uttarakhand.
The 25-member team of the mountain warfare-trained border guarding force was flagged off for the task on May 5 from here and the summit was made yesterday.
Led by team commander R S Sonal, five Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force personnel and a sherpa porter tasted success, out of the total 25 members in the team, an ITBP spokesperson said.
"The other members will attempt the summit in a day or two," he said.
Mt Mukut East is located in the Mana valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

The force, which has a deployment along the hilly and icy Sino-India border, has made a record over 200 successful mountain expeditions on various Indian peaks as also the world's highest Mount Everest.
The force was raised in 1962 in the aftermath of the Chinese aggression.