ITBP scales Mount Abi Gamin peak in Uttarakhand

An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team of mountaineers on Thursday,June 2 successfully completed scaling the Mount Abi Gamin peak, which has an elevation of 24,131 feet. This ITBP northern frontier mountaineering expedition was launched on May 9 from Dehradun. The team was led by deputy commandant Kuldeep Kumar of the 2nd Battalion ITBP. As many as 14 members of the team and four high-altitude sherpas scaled the peak, Abi Gamin is located in the central Himalayas at the culminating point of the Zaskar Range. It is situated on the watershed of the upper Alaknanda and Dhauli rivers between the famous Mana and Niti passes on the Indo-Tibetan border.

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View after successful summit by ITBP at Mount Abi Gamin (24,131 ft), Uttarakhand on 2 June, 2022. Mount Nanda Devi & Kamet also seen. ITBP holds a unique distinction of successfully completing more than 230 mountaineering expeditions over the past 6 decades. pic.twitter.com/xRqUFxWIW6

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Abi Gamin is the second highest peak in the immediate region, after Kamet. It is also one of the peaks that have a height of 15,700m in Uttarakhand. The ITBP is known to have the rare distinction of having successfully completed more than 230 mountaineering expeditions over the years, including Mount Everest (four times).