New Delhi, August 11

A mountaineering expedition of the Indian Army is doing a unique climb. It will be scaling five peaks on the remote Teram Shehr glacier that lies just east of the Siachen glacier in Ladakh. Army mountaineers from Ladakh Scouts Regiment will attempt scaling ‘Apsarasas 1, Apsarasas II, Apsarasas III, PT-6940 and PT-7140. The Apsarasas are all above 23,660 ft and form the eastern-most edge of the Siachen subgroup of the Karokaram range of mountains. These peaks overlook the western edge of the Depsang plateau. — TNS