The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) has proposed the opening of 405 new peaks in the Himalayan area to the government to boost tourism opportunities and promote mountaineering, the tourism ministry said on Wednesday. This was conveyed to Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel during a review meeting with nodal institutions of mountaineering and […]

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 […]