NL Corresspondent
Jammu, Mar 29: A 10-member group including two girls comprising trekkers, who belong to Snow Trail Mountaineers and J&K Himalayan Mountaineering Club today left for Dharamshala to undertake a trekking expedition in the Mcleodganj area.
As per a handout issued by the Club, the group, being led by Shilpa Charak, a trained mountaineer and a seasoned trekker, includes Sourav Deep Singh, Pratham Padha, Prerna, Sapna Ranjan, Rishav Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Sahil Kumar, Narinder Singh and Ram Khajuria.
“During four days sojourn in Dharamshala area, the trekkers would visit Mcleodganj, Dalai Lama Temple, the headquarters of Tibetan Government in exile; Bhagshunag, Water fall, Dharamkot, popularly called mini Israel; Gallu temple and if the weather permits may trek to Triund, situated at an altitude of over 10000 ft,” informed president Tawi Trekkers and one of the participants.
Earlier, the group was flagged off by Zorawar Singh Jamwal, president of Mountaineering Association of J&K (MAJK), in the presence of Ram Khajuria, Sumit Khajuria, Sushil Singh and Navneet Gupta, general secretary of Snow Trail Mountaineers, Jammu.
Meanwhile, Zorawar Singh Jamwal also declared that calendar of activities of MAJK shall be released on April eight and the district sport climbing competitions of Jammu, Udhampur, Doda, Reasi and Samba of Jammu division and Ananatnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Srinagar and Kulgam district of Kashmir division shall be held in the month of April only besides a mass trekking programme for school students in the Trikuta area.
