Indo-Tibetan Border Police team to ski down Mount Everest
A daring bid to ski down the 8,848-metre high Mount Everest is set to start on March 23 with a 28-member team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) commencing a two-month-long expedition from New Delhi.
Eight of these 28 men will attempt skiing down Everest sometime in mid-May after climbing it from the north side (in China), a route considered to be much more challenging than the south side route from Nepal. The mountaineers are likely to take a month to climb the peak.
The ITBP recently procured sophisticated Japanese helmet-mounted cameras to capture the journey of its men climbing the peak and then taking a shot at the world record by skiing down. Two of its men will wear these cameras as the 8-member group begins the descent skiing.
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Eight of these 28 men will attempt skiing down Everest sometime in mid-May after climbing it from the north side (in China), a route considered to be much more challenging than the south side route from Nepal. The mountaineers are likely to take a month to climb the peak.
The ITBP recently procured sophisticated Japanese helmet-mounted cameras to capture the journey of its men climbing the peak and then taking a shot at the world record by skiing down. Two of its men will wear these cameras as the 8-member group begins the descent skiing.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
Labels: china, climb the peak, daring bid, Indo-Tibetan Border Police team, Mount Everest, mountaineers, Nepal China Border, skiing down Everest
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