The Mount Khangchengyao Tri-Services Expedition team received a warm reception at Sukna, the headquarters of 33 Corps of the Indian Army located on the outskirts of Siliguri, on Friday.

Lt Gen AK Singh, the GOC of 33 Corps, also known as the Trishakti Corps, congratulated the team — including two women officers in addition to officers and jawans from army, Indian Air Force and Indian navy — on accomplishment of the expedition under very challenging conditions.

On September 20, the expedition to Mount Khangchengyao, located in north Sikkim, was flagged off from Gurudongmar Lake and the team made it to the summit on October 2.

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Situated at a height of 6,889 metres, Mt Khangchengyao is considered as one of the most challenging peaks because of steep climbs, vertical ice walls, freezing temperatures and rarefied atmosphere.

Army sources said that the expedition was planned as part of the celebrations to commemorate the golden jubilee of the 1971 war.