Tawi Trekkers J&K holds one day trek
Tawi Trekkers J&K holds one day trek
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Keeping its policy of promoting heritage sites and lesser frequented beauty spots of Jammu, Tawi Trekkers J&K organized a day long trek of Devi Pindian for girls under the leadership of Sonam Sidharth.
The group of 114 participants including 102 girls was flagged off from Kala Kendra Jammu by co- chairman of Tawi Trekkers J&K, Zorawar Singh Jamwal. President of the Club Ram Khajuria and along with others office bearers also accompanied the trekkers.
The budding trekkers were pleasantly surprised when Everester Rajiv Sharma of Udhampur who climbed Everest about 27 years back in 1993 also joined them for the trek at Manthal along with his wife and daughter Himika, an international skier. The young trekkers were thrilled to learn so much about mountaineering and mountains during their interaction with the veteran mountaineer.
Tawi Trekkers organise trekking
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 12: Tawi Trekkers J&K in collaboration with Directorate of Tourism Jammu organised short trek from Panthal to Devi Pindian, near the holy town of Katra on the occasion of ‘International Mountain Day’.
The motive of short trek was to aware people about the importance of mountains wherein a group of 22 members including five girls participated.
The group led by Vivek Chauhan, Principal of Oriental Academy Senior Secondary School Jammu was flagged off by Neelam Khajuria, Joint Director Tourism Jammu in presence of Ambika Bali, Assistant Director Tourism.
Both the officers also participated in the day long trek. Prominent among the participants included Ram Khajuria, president and senior members of Tawi Trekkers, Sumit Khajuria, Sushil Singh, Sonam Sidharth and Manik Slathia besides International sport climbers Shivani Charak, Arun Deep and Shilpa Charak and Sanjeev Sharma, executive editor Sportsline wer