Apricot blossom festival begins in Ladakh
This is the first Apricot Blossom Festival of the season, organised by the Department of Tourism, Leh, in collaboration with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) and villagers of Skurbuchan.
Two mountain peaks above 6,600 meters have been scaled in Ladakh and a record created after 14 years by a team of the Jammu and Kashmir-based Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS).
These successfully summited expeditions were undertaken under the leadership of Colonel Hem Chandra Singh, Principal, JIM & WSWS, said a defence spokesman on Monday.
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Mount Chamsar 6630 meters on 25 July and Mount Lunser 6666 M on 27 July in the Tso Morari Region of Ladakh.
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The spokesman said the team created the records of successful summit of Mt Chamser 6630 M and Mt Lunser 6666 M after a gap of 14 years and successful snowboarding for the first time in history from Mount Chamser 6630 m.
Both the peaks were successfully summited in a record time of three days, he added.
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