Nagpur: exactly two years ago, Padma Bhushan and Everester Bachendri Pal summoned several friends of his hiking fans with the idea of ​​an expedition that took everyone with a surprise: the only group, aged 50-70, to travel around 4,500 kilometers in the Trans- expedition Himalaya.
Unfortunately, Covid crashed and the expedition was detained.
However, the group met in Wardha recently for the event and was decided to start this trans-humaniary expedition itself.
“There are many things that happened to the ‘Fit India’ campaign and we decided to show that even above the age of 50 years can physically suitable,” said Pal.
The small group that has been reached by Pal for his plans consist of completed mountain climbers, some of which have even scaled up Mount Everest and some are part of the pre-everest trip too.
While they were passionate about plans, the fact that they were on the wrong side of 50 and 60 plus the duration of the track forced many people to think about it again.
“It took almost five months to complete this expedition,” said Chetna Sahoo, who along with her late husband Pradeep scale Mount Everest in 2016.
“I map the route we will take and the Trans-Himalayan expedition does require you to cover you.
Minimum pass amount .
If everything goes according to plan, then we will start from Arunachal Pradesh in March and end in Tiger Hill (Fame Cargil War) about five months later, “he said.
After accompanying PAL on some of its peaks before, he was entrusted with the task of preparing detailed itaut.
“Yes, on paper every day it has been taken into account.
This trip will involve several parts that will be borne by four-wheeled vehicles, but we will run every day,” said Sahoo.
Bimla Negi-Deoskar, who along with Avinash’s husband trained tribal youth from Chandrapur to the Everest scale, said this trip was not to take notes but to break the stereotype.
“Usually when you enter the 50s zone, the focus is relaxing and settling in retirees.
But this will send a message to everyone that retirement can be a new start, with new streets to explore,” he said.
Major (Right) Krishna Dubey has a fair adventure share, his professional life courtesy with a post in the conflict zone, but he is ready for this unique trip.
“At first I was just skeptical because of the duration of four to five months.
But my husband and child supported me fully and said that I should not miss such an opportunity,” Dubey said.
Having the first feeling of climbing in the early 1980s, retired army said he only needed two days to confirm his participation.
“Bachendri-Didi jokingly asked me to think about it properly, don’t complain later,” DuBey laughed, “but with my family strongly behind me, there was a return.
Also this expedition will be food to think about for young children today because of a lot Of they have become lethargic.
“Crossing high peaks and some harmful tickets will encourage group skills and durability to the limit.
But with Pal himself leading the package, even the most experienced mountaineer with experienced Shamala Padmanabhan was full of enthusiasm.
“I began to climb in the 80s and in the 90s, had traveled Everest’s pre-peak trip, but I prefer the marathon,” Padmanabhan said.
Recently retired from one of the largest and oldest conglomerals in India, he said this was the right age to stay physically active.
“Being in the corporate world, you slumped at the computer for most of the day.
Now sitting is a new smoking.
Therefore, the woman, right from the age of 40, must begin to take care of their physical fitness,” he said.
Because of the delay because Covid has marked two more years at the clock for each participant, it gives them all reasons to solve it and oppose age and gender stereotypes.
Sahoo concluded said, “We are ready and vibrant.”