ITBP mountaineers climb 22,222 ft high Leo Pargil peak
Mountaineers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully climbed the Leo Pargil peak (22,222 Ft) in Himachal Pradesh. A total of 12 members of the 16-member ITBP team from Sector Headquarters ITBP Shimla finished the journey on August 31 to record the first such ascent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This snow covered difficult peak is located in remote Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. For the mountaineers, this remote Himalayan area has problems of low oxygen, extreme cold and high altitude sicknesses.ITBP is considered the world’s toughest force as it is working in the extremely cold high altitude Himalayan region of the country.
“The leader of this extremely challenging expedition was Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dharmendra. Head Constable Pradeep Negi, a native of Chhitkul, the last border village in Kinnaur, climbed the peak for the second time. Pradeep has earlier also climbed the world’s highest mountain- the Mt Everest twice,” ITBP said.
ITBP is considered as one of the fittest and toughest force as it has been working in extremely cold high altitude terrain and climate conditions. The force is credited with 213 successful mountaineering expeditions since its raising, which is a record.
Twelve of the sixteen finishing the Leo Pargil ascent is a telling detail, especially with low oxygen and altitude sickness working against them in remote Lahaul Spiti. Doing it during the pandemic adds another layer of logistics most people wouldn’t consider. When I want a quieter kind of challenge between reading about expeditions like this, I’ve been playing a few rounds of noillirk.app, a free daily word-guessing game.
Twelve of the sixteen finishing the climb on August 31, with the low oxygen and altitude sickness in remote Lahaul Spiti, says a lot about how they pace and support each other up there. The detail that it was a first ascent during the pandemic makes the logistics sound even tougher than the peak itself. When I want a break from reading about real expeditions, I sometimes unwind with a quick bluffing round on mimicparty.me, though it’s a far cry from 22,222 feet.