Team members of a cycling expedition from the National (*37*) of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) cook dinner in a Laotian household’s kitchen.
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A team of 4 officers posted on the National (*37*) of Mountaineering & Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh, created a nationwide record in cycling by protecting 5,374 kms in 37 days across six South East Asian nations.
“The team commenced the expedition from Hanoi in Vietnam and culminated it at Indian National Army (INA) Memorial in Singapore. It was carried out in extreme weather conditions where the team members cycled on an average of 9-10 hours a day,” a Defence Ministry assertion mentioned. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt flagged-in the team on Wednesday.
The team led by Col. Ranveer Singh Jamwal, Director, NIMAS, had undertaken the first-ever cycling expedition in six South East Asian Nations — Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore — from January 16, 2023 to March 06, 2023, the assertion mentioned. On March 3, they have been felicitated by High Commissioner of India to Singapore P. Kumaran.
On the acute climate situations, a team member mentioned, “Vietnam was cold, Laos and Cambodia were hot, Thailand and Malaysia were humid while monsoon welcomed us in Singapore.”
Most of the cycles broke down in Laos and Cambodia whereas in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the team confronted challenges in phrases of language and meals, he acknowledged. The team was welcomed by Indian inhabitants in Malaysia and Singapore.
The team visited over 10 monuments and memorials and interacted with the heroes of Azad Hind Fauj, revisiting the tales of sacrifice and bravado of the INA, the assertion mentioned including that additionally they scaled the best peak of Vietnam Mount Fansipan (3,143m).
