The ‘Soul of Steel’ challenge launched in the forward areas of Garhwal Himalayan region in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, by a group of special forces veterans, under CLAW Global, in partnership with the Army to test an individual’s high-altitude endurance has entered the final phase of training.
“Soul of Steel Himalayan challenge, joint initiative by Indian Army and CLAW Global was flagged off from Auli, Uttarakhand. The three months long skill and endurance challenge will culminate on June 18,” the Army’s Uttar Bharat area said on its twitter account. It was flagged off by Brigadier Aman Anand, Commander of 9 (Independent) Mountain Brigade.
The challenge which was formally flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 14 and encompassed 12 weeks of training where participants from across India were trained in self-sustained style of mountaineering, survival, self-defence, navigation and emergency medicine to become self-sufficient.
