SRINAGAR- All Jammu Kashmir Mountaineering Foundation (AJKMF) members have scaled Mount Tatakooti, which is 15583 feet above sea level and is known as one of the most technical peak of Kashmir valley.
Team left for the expedition from Srinagar on August 25 and pitched tents at Tatakooti base camp in Dumail
Next day, the team buckled up and started to climb the mountain at 6:00 AM, climbing the 70° steep section of the mountain which is full of loose rocks and rock falls.
At 10:30AM, the AJKMF team reached the shoulder of the mountain which is at the elevation of 14501 feet. At 11:55 AM, all members had successfully scaled the giant peak.
The team was led by the most experienced mountaineer of valley Yaseen Lone, who has done his mountaineering courses back in ‘90s. Lone has climbed major peaks of Kashmir, including the highest in 2005. Other members of the team included Rouf Rather and Muzakir.
As the 50% task was done, same day at 12:15Am it started snowing heavily on the summit. At 12:30 PM, the AJKMF team started their descend down. They tied their ropes and rapell down through narrow patches of the mountain, facing many challenges and making it safe and sound at base camp.
“Club is so proud of their big achievement,” the All Jammu Kashmir Mountaineering Foundation (AJKMF), which is affiliated to the Jammu & Kashmir Mountaineering Association, said in a statement.
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