The fifteen day peregrination was flagged off from leh on July 11, 2017 and traversed a distance of 1100 Kms.
During the journey, the team interacted with the veterans and fellow countrymen along the way, unfurling the message of harmony, goodwill, unanimity, dauntless and inviolable spirit of the Kargil War Heroes.
To celebrate this spirit and commemorate the 18th Kargil Vijay Diwas, a 15 member expedition team of the Trans Himalayan Cycling Expedition, of the Indian Army’s, ‘Forever in Ops Division’,
led by Maj Manish Kumar was flagged by lt General SK Patial, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM), SM, Deputy Chief Of Army Staff (DCOAS) at India Gate, New Delhi.
The expedition cycled through the ever changing majestic terrain through sub-zero temperature of Rohtang Pass, the Kaleidoscopic Himalayan landscapes, through the Northern States of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, to the sultry hot plains of Northern India. Meandering along the great Himalayan folds to the humid plains of Northern India. The adventure allowed an exemplary display of Esprit- de-Corps, grit and endurance of the team.