STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Rajesh Mukhi, a seasoned mountaineer of Mountaineering Association of J&K (MAJK) left on Sunday for Nepal to undertake a very prestigious pre- Everest expedition to Ama Dablam peak (6826m) in Nepal.
Rajesh would join a multi-national team of a reputed mountaineering company, Pioneer Adventure Ltd, Nepal which has been hired for this expedition. The company would take care of all the logistics and technical support during the expedition.
Pertinent to mention here that for the last two years MAJK, on its own, has undertaken a very ambitious project of preparing its mountaineers for major mountaineering expeditions and finally to put at least one mountaineer at the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world, in 2025.
Accordingly, to familiarize themselves with the vagaries of nature faced during major mountaineering expeditions our mountaineers have trekked to the base camp of Mount Everest, Mount Cho Oyu, an 8000m peak and summitted some other peaks in the Everest region.
However, keeping in view the high cost of participation in a Pre Everest expedition which amounts to Rs. seven lakh per person and the prohibitive cost of Rs.40 lakh per person for participation in an Everest expedition, the Association decided to depute only one mountaineer, Rajesh Mukhi, a senior mountaineer, for the Pre Everest expedition to Ama Dablam peak (6826m) in October, 2024 and the Everest expedition in April-May, 2025.
It may also be noted that Rajesh Mukhi is a highly trained mountaineer who has to his credit the scaling of Winson peak, the highest peak of Antarctica, the frozen continent; Island peak in the Everest region besides some other formidable peaks.
Meanwhile, Zorawar Singh Jamwal and Shawetica Khajuria, president and general secretary of MAJK along with members of District Mountaineering Associations of J&K have wished good luck to Rajesh Mukhi for the success of the expedition.
