Manirang Pass scaled
Tribune News Service

Shimla, July 29
Sentinels of Tripeak, 36 Sector, have achieved an important milestone
by scaling the difficult 18600 ft `Manirang Pass' ,connecting the
tribal belt of Pooh in Kinnaur with Kaza in Spiti.

The 14-member expedition of the 24th battalion of the Punjab Regiment
was led by Major Rajeev Kumar and naib subedar Baldev Singh.
Traversing a distance of 117 km the hostile terrain of the pass was
scaled from the southern side in 10 days.

Brigadier KNP Nair ,who flagged off the expedition on July 17 from 36
sector, Pooh, said that the treacherous pass was successfully
negotiated after a gap of 10 years. The extremely difficult terrain
required expertise in both ice and rock craft.

He said that such expeditions and other courageous activities
promoted a spirit of camaraderie amongst all.