In a major feat, the ITBP mountaineers of Sector Head Quarter Shimla climbed 22,222 feet high Leo Pargil peak located at International Boundary (IB) in Himachal Pradesh.
Twelve members of the 16-member team climbed the peak and it is the only successful mountaineering expedition in Northern India amid the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.
The leader of this challenging expedition was Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dharmendra . Head Constable Pradeep Negi, native of Chhitkul, the last border village in Kinnaur, climbed it a second time.
Negi has also climbed the world’s largest mountain Mt Everest twice.
Leo Pargil peak is considered one of the toughest and technical peaks in India. This snow-covered difficult peak is located in remote Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.