Defence Secretary flags in Everest and Kilimanjaro expeditions; Everest climb marked NIM's 60 years
On 17 July 2025 at South Block, New Delhi, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Summary
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at South Block, New Delhi on 17 July 2025. The Everest expedition, led by NIM Principal Col Anshuman Bhadauria, commemorated 60 years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, was organised with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam, and summited on 23 May 2025. The Kilimanjaro expedition was organised by HMI and included Divyangjan member Uday Kumar, who has a 91% above-knee amputation.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 17 July 2025, South Block, New Delhi
- Flagged in by
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Everest expedition
- Marked 60 years of NIM Uttarkashi; with HMI and JIM&WS; summited 23 May 2025
- Kilimanjaro expedition
- Organised by HMI; included Divyang climber Uday Kumar
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The Mount Everest expedition flagged in by the Defence Secretary on 17 July 2025 was conducted to commemorate 60 years of which institute?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
PIB (MoD): the expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate 60 glorious years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi; HMI and JIM&WS were collaborators.