High-altitude motorcycle expedition flagged in at Leh

The Himalayan Heights Motorcycle Expedition from Leh toKarakoram Pass was successfully completed on Saturday and was flagged in at Lehtown in Jammu and Kashmir, said an official.

Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said:”The 14-day, 11-member Himalayan Heights Motorcycle Expedition from Leh toKarakoram Pass was successfully completed and the expedition was flagged in atLeh today (Saturday) by Lieutenant General Y.K. Joshi, General OfficerCommanding (GOC), Fire and Fury Corps.

   

“The unprecedented expedition that began on April 7this year traversed over 1,000 km in the forbidding landscape of easternLadakh, crossing the mighty Khardung La and Chang La passes in the Ladakh Rangeat altitudes over 17,000 feet.”

The expedition team comprised six motorcyclists from theArmy Service Corps, a major logistics service of the Indian Army, and fiveriders from Royal Enfield and Himalayan Motorsports Association.

“To their credit goes the historic landmark of ridingto the Karakoram Pass in the Karakoram Range situated at an altitude of 18,600feet where they reached on April 16,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion earlier at the Karakoram Pass, LtGen Y.K. Joshi had complimented the spirited riders on their path-breakingachievement.

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