Army Chief flags in joint Indo-Argentine Army expedition that summited Mt Abi Gamin and Mt Kamet
On 6 October 2026, COAS General Dhiraj Seth flagged in the 35-member Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi after it climbed Mt Abi Gamin (7,355 m) and Mt Kamet (7,756 m), India's third-highest peak, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
Summary
Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth flagged in members of the Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi on 6 October 2026. The 35-member team of 25 Indian Army and 10 Argentine Army personnel, led by Lt Col Chirag Chatterjee, summited Mt Abi Gamin (7,355 m) on 17 September and Mt Kamet (7,756 m) on 21 September 2026; Mt Kamet in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, is India's third-highest peak after Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi. It was the third joint expedition of the two armies, after Mt Aconcagua (6,962 m) in Argentina in January 2025 and Mt Kun (7,077 m) in Ladakh in August 2025.
Key facts
- Expedition
- Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition
- Flagged in
- 6 October 2026, New Delhi, by COAS Gen Dhiraj Seth
- Team
- 35 members: 25 Indian Army + 10 Argentine Army
- Leader
- Lt Col Chirag Chatterjee
- Peaks
- Mt Abi Gamin 7,355 m (17 Sep); Mt Kamet 7,756 m (21 Sep 2026)
- Mt Kamet
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand; India's third-highest peak after Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi
- Flagged off
- 21 August 2026, Manekshaw Centre
- Earlier joint climbs
- Mt Aconcagua (Jan 2025), Mt Kun (Aug 2025)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Mt Kamet, summited by the Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition in September 2026, is located in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Chamoli, Uttarakhand
According to the Ministry of Defence, Mt Kamet (7,756 m) is India's ______ highest peak after Kanchenjunga and Nanda Devi.
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Correct answer: C — Third