The
trekker's team led by Maj Jaspreet Singh crossed seven
passes of height between 17000 ft and 18300 ft. This
expedition, namely Gunners Sikkim High Altitude
Operational Trek (Gunshot), was flagged off at Tsomgo in
East Sikkim.
While
talking to mediapersons during flag-in ceremony the team
leader said, ‘it was a great experience’. The
trekkers have had to wade through numerous swollen
streams and rivulets and survive subzero temperature.
Covering 25 to 30 kms each day, they crossed Dongkya La
(18,300 ft), Sesela (18,200 ft), Bamchola (17000 ft),
Kongrala (17000 ft), Lungnakla (16,800), Theula (17000
ft) and Gochala (16,350). These are the important passes
located in glaciated region of North-East and West
Sikkim.
While
flagging the expedition in, Maj Gen K C Vig, the General
Officer Commanding, 17 Mountain Division said the motto
of expedition, "Flora-Fauna-Friendship" caught
the attention of the Government of Sikkim and stressed
the need for a better relationship between the Army and
civilians.
