Army organise trek to Tololing

A trekking expedition to Tololing Top was undertaken by Army’s 2 RAJRIF to honour and celebrate the victory achieved 20 years ago amidst harsh terrain and weather conditions. 

According to a Defence PRO statement, the trekking team ofthe 2 RAJRIF consisting of one officer, one Junior Commissioned Officer andtwelve other ranks were flagged off from Jaisalmer on 22 Jun 2019. 

   

“After inducting into Leh, the team completed itsmandatory acclimatization and necessary preparations by 3 July 2019.  The team then set forth on the arduous taskof summiting Tololing Top and successfully completed the same today.  At the summit the team was received by Lt GenRanbir Singh, General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command.

The statement added that the General officer lauded theefforts of the trekking team and reaffirmed the objective of the trek to fosterthe spirit of patriotism and pay homage to all gallant soldiers who had foughtthe Kargil War.

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