ES Reporter

 ITANAGAR, Jun 7: Mountaineers Kishon Tekseng and Taka Tamut from Arunachal Pradesh who had  achieved the rare feat by  scaling Mt Everest without any sherpas, were given a warm welcome  here today at Akashdeep.

Speaking to the media, Tekseng, said ‘It was a tough job to scale Everest without any Sherpa(Guides) but determination to achieve the goal for the state  and country  made us climb to the top’.

‘As every sportsman wants to play the world championships, mountaineers too dream of conquering the world’s highest peak, and we did it,’ said Taka Tamut.

We are thankful to the department of Sports & Youth Affairs who supported us as a result we completed the two month journey that started on April 7 last. However from base camp it took only 15 days to reach Everest, normally it takes at least one month, he added.

Tekseng from Yingkiong in Upper Siang district and Tamut, hailing from Jomlo Mongku in Siang district scaled the world's highest peak on May 24. Both reached the peak at 9 am and unfurled the national tricolor.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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