Defence Secretary lauds mountaineering expeditions to Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro
The expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate 60 years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.
Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh today flagged-in the successful mountaineering expeditions to Mt #Everest and Mt #Kilimanjaro, undertaken by teams from premier MoD institutes including NIM, @HMIDarjeeling, @jimwsofficial and NIMAS. The Kilimanjaro expedition featured a… pic.twitter.com/If1cvTprBN — Ministry of Defence, Government of India (@SpokespersonMoD) July 17, 2025
The Defence Secretary lauded the indomitable spirit of both the teams, emphasising that these missions were not just about scaling the peaks but also about showcasing India's mountaineering excellence and leadership in adventure sports activities.
By successfully summiting Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro, the teams have set new benchmarks to inspire young mountaineers across the country and the world at large, he said.
Mr. Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had always emphasised the importance of youth empowerment, self-reliance and adventure as a source of building a strong, resilient and fearless India. He termed the four mountaineering institutes of the Ministry of Defence — NIM, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM & WS) and the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) — as the shining examples of this vision.
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