New Delhi: An expedition team of the National Cadet Corps whose members summited Mt Everest recently and successfully unfurled the tricolour there, on Thursday received a hero’s reception at the DG-NCC Camp in Delhi.
Ten NCC cadets -- five male cadets, five female cadets -- four officers, two junior commissioned officers, a female cadet instructor and 10 non-commissioned officers achieved the feat of scaling the world’s highest peak in the early hours of May 18.
The ten cadets, with an average age of 19 years, “displayed exemplary courage, resilience and teamwork, achieving a 100 per cent summit success rate despite harsh weather and difficult terrain,” officials said.
The youngest team member was 16 years old, the defence ministry said in a statement.
“Historic moment... Mt Everest Expedition Team of NCC summited Mt Everest today at 0445 hours. Summit photos awaited,” the NCC had posted on X hours after the feat was achieved. The expedition was flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from New Delhi on April 3. The achievement marks the third successful NCC expedition to Mt. Everest.