A 20-member naval mountaineering delegation An avalanche struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand on October 1 while trying to climb Mount Trishol (7,120 meters). The avalanche directly hit ten of the 20 Navy climbers and several Sherpas around 5:30 a.m., when the group was just 1,300 feet from the summit. After the avalanche, five members of the expedition disappeared along with a Sherpa.
Four bodies were found and returned to Joshimat on October 2, but search efforts have not yet been made to find the Navy’s fifth climber, Lt. Cdr. Shashank Tiwari, and Sherpa anonymous.
Based on Indian Navy Twitter accountThe bodies were obtained from a CD lieutenant. Rajnikant Yadav, Lt. Cdr. Yogesh Tiwari, Lt. Cdr. Anant Coquetry, and Senior Master Servant MCPO II Harry Om. “Deeply saddened by the tragic death of four naval personnel” Secretary of Defense Rajanat Singh wrote on Twitter:The nation has not only lost the lives of its valuable youth in this tragedy, but it has also lost its brave soldiers.
The Trishul Navy deployment, which began its journey to the main camp on September 14, was part of a series of military events marking the 50th anniversary of Swarnim Vijay Varsh. The holiday is reminiscent of India’s intervention in the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, which led to its independence from neighboring Pakistan and the creation of the Bangladeshi nation we know today. The 3,700-mile motorcycle was ridden by 50 Navy motorcyclists and the 435-mile bike ride by the Indian Air Force was also part of the celebration.
Kamia Kartikian, a 13-year-old Indian girl who was the youngest to walk in Aconcagua (6,961m) in 2020 at the age of 12, was part of the expedition with her father, a naval officer. The two are reported to be healthy.
All killed were professional mountaineers and athletes, and dozens of India’s most prominent peaks included Stoke Kangri (6,153 meters), Kahn (7,077 meters), Abi Gamin (7,355 meters) and Comet (7,756 meters).
The four men whose bodies were found, Rajikant Yadav, Anant Kokreti, Yogesh Tiwari and Harry Oum, together participated in the 2017 Indian Navy Everest deployment. Everyone, except Tiwari, reached the “Roof of the World” through Colonel South. The team carried a naval ceremonial ice ax with a navy badge to be planted on Mount Everest. Before ascending, another team of naval divers carried the same ax to the bottom of the sea off the coast of India.
Shashank Tiwari, another member of the 2017 Everest expedition and the first person to reach the summit, is the fifth climber to be lost in Trishol, along with the unidentified Sherpa.
Yogesh Tiwari and Yadav set a world record together as they cycled 11 mountain passes in 90 hours of uninterrupted cycling. Five of 11 passes were among the highest moving passes in the world. “Cycling is an addiction for me” Said Tiwari Hindu In 2016Sometimes I ride a bike at night to start my working hours. “Both were superbly performed. Tiwari set a periodic record Hell Race India Top 5 In 2019, two marathons were held at five high-altitude crossings in a matter of days.
The Indian Navy last updated its search on October 5, and it was reported that search efforts were underway by helicopter and ground teams of Indian Army personnel. A team of specialist mountaineers from the Nehru Mountaineering Institute (NIM), led by Colonel Amit Bisht, led the operation.
“Time is of the essence in such a rescue operation. It determines your chances of survival.” He said more Bar IndiaWe lose a lot of time gathering and releasing rescue forces and equipment. If there was a helicopter in NIM and other rescue agencies, we could have acted faster. “
Owen Clark Is a freelance writer who lives on the road. In addition to spending time in the mountains, he enjoys motorcycles, Heavyy Metal, video games and key lime pies.
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