New Delhi: A mountaineering team from West Bengal has recorded three first ascents and climbed Bengal climbers make history in Ladakh, propose peaks named after Tenzing, Hillary, Netajivia a new route in eastern Ladakh, with the expedition also proposing to name the newly scaled peaks after legendary mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, and freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Led by veteran mountaineer Rudra Prasad Halder and Guinness World Record holder Satyarup Siddhanta, the Sonarpur Arohi team completed the four ascents during its Chang Chenmo Expedition 2026, which began on August 25.
