New Delhi : All the seven women officers of the Indian Army Women’s Everest Expedition has been successful. They have reached the top of Mount Everest. The fifteen member team which returned to Kathmandu after about two months was felicitated at a function by the Indian Embassy . India’s Ambassador to Nepal Mr. Jayant Prasad said it was an honour to welcome the team back.

In another function , the successful Indo- Tibetan Border Force was also felicitated in Kathmandu. The team had climbed from the Chinese side on the 19 th of last month had skied down the slopes of Everest The achievement of the Indian Army to get all the team members on the summit this season despite the challenges of the weather was remarkable.

The first team of women officers made it to the summit on the 25 th at about 4 am , with Major Linyu becoming the first women from Nagaland to make it to the summit of Everest . Captain Deepika Rathore was another first from Rajasthan , while Captain Smitha from Karnataka.

On the 26th the other three women officers also made it to the summit . They did say it was crowded on the roof of the world as the window for climbing remained very brief and weather conditions bad with many teams abandoning their attempt.

For the ITBP team six reached the top from the Chinese side on the 19th May from the north side. Then three team members skied down from the slope from about 7,500 metres to 6,500 metres, setting maybe a new world record.

The team also talked about the rough weather conditions and team members who had earlier climbed Everest said the conditions were extremely windy making it difficult. The Climbing and Skiing down Everest was part of the Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indo- Tibetan Border police.