Rock climbing and varied activities were held during the national level rock climbing camp for girl cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) which concluded here on Sunday. More than 200 girl cadets from about a dozen Indian States were among those present at the conclusion of the camp here on the premises of the Sashastra Seem Bal at Kandoliya in Pauri district.
Addressing the gathering on the conclusion of the rock climbing camp, the camp commandant Brigadier Rakesh Raina said that the NCC rock climbing camp was organised with an aim to generate interest among the cadets in adventurous activities like rock climbing while also boosting national integrity among the youth attending the camp. Cadets Mala Kolay from the Bihar and Jharkhand NCC directorate along with lewis of Uttarakhand were declared the best climbers in the camp while cadets Rassi Sankleecha of Gujarat directorate and Priya Anand of Delhi were declared best rappellers of the training camp. Cadets from the host state Meena, Deviya, Poonam and Durga Semwal along with Madhuri were also felicitated for table drill by the camp commandant. Apart from the rock climbing activities, various cultural activities had also been held during the training camp. In the cultural competition, Rajasthan secure first position followed by Punjab in the second position and Jammu and Kashmir in the third position.
The deputy commandant of the training camp, Colonel Ashish Datt informed that 270 NCC girl cadets from about a dozen States including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar had participated in the camp held here. The training camp saw the girl cadets learning various aspects of climbing like the jumaring technique used by climbers to ascend a rope, sliding and rappelling. The rock climbing and related techniques were taught by a trainer from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM). Apart from the rock climbing activities, the participating cadets had also taken part in a cleanliness drive in Pauri, education tour of Khirsu rural area and plantation. The national level rock climbing training camp was held separately in two phases for boy and girl cadets from January 1 to 10 which saw the participation of 540 cadets from States, colonel said.