ENC Mountaineering Team Scales MT Mentok Kangri

ENC Mountaineering Team Scales MT Mentok Kangri

Setting foot atop Mt Mentok Kangri, a challenging 6250 meters peak, the mission on which 11 mountaineers including two women officers of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) embarked in end May 2018 was realised when all members successfully submitted Mt Mentok Kangri located in Rupshu plateau in Eastern Leh on 10 June 2018.  The expedition included a weeks approach trek from Tsokar lake, crossing  four high passes  ranging from 4800 meters-5400 meters and reaching base camp at 5300 meters and the team could finally summit the peak after a daunting and extremely challenging summit climb of 11 hrs including a 70 degrees wall of  around 350meters , traversing through the glacier in 10-15 knots winds with occasional snowfall throughout the climb. The team also undertook yoga practise enroute as a run up to the International Yoga Day being celebrated on 21 June 2018 across the world. 

The team led by Cdr Amit Kumar was assisted by three Sherpas and established six camps enroute with summit camp at 5450 meters making the summit a 800 meters near vertical climb with deep crevasses and long rocky moraines before ascending near vertical rock/ ice slope unfurling the National Flag and Naval Ensign atop Mt Mentok Kangri.