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IMF Sponsored Expeditions for 2007
10 Sep 2007
The IMF has sponsored eight expeditions in the year 2007. The following table offers details on them:
| (i) | Panwali Dwar (6,663 m) from 15 May to 15 Jun 07 Leader: Lt Col Vijay Singh | The IMF expedition reached with in 50 m of the summit. Panwali Dwar, a technically difficult pin-shaped snowy mountain in the Nanda Devi range. hurdle was bad weather.. |
| (ii) | Mulkila-4 All Women expedition- 1 to – 15 Jul 07 Leader: Ms. Deepu Sharma |
Rinchen, Parineeta, Kusum, Bidya and Neeta reached the top on 14 July 2007 after 13 hours negotiation of the knife edged ridge near summit. |
| (iii) | Manthosa (6443m). all women expedition- 01 to 31 Aug 07 Leader: Ms Chaula Jagirdar |
The first attempt party of 6 climbers returned due to bad weather. However, the in second attempt, Tusi Das, Bhanita and Chanda successfully scaled the peak. |
| (iv) | Rimo (7385m). 18 Aug to 30 Sep 07 Leader: Major Dhami |
The expedition was flagged off by the President, IMF on 18 August 07. |
| (v) | All women expedition to Bhrigupanth (6772m.) all women Expedition- 01 to 30 Sep 07 Leader: Ms Bimla Negi |
The expedition was flagged by President IMF on 30 Aug 07. |
| (vi) | Indrasan (6221m) – 01 to 30 Sept Leader: Sub. Amar Prakesh |
The expedition was flagged off by the President IMF on 30 Aug 07 has planned to attempt the top between 22 – 24 Sep 07. |
| (vii) | IMF-Navy Joint expedition to Virgin Peak Changuch (6322m) – 15 Sep to 15 Oct 07. Leader: Cdr S Dam |
The expedition is schedule to leave in the in mid September. |
| (viii) | Cleaning expeditions to Stoke Kangri and Chandratal area. | To be launched in Oct 07 |