Arunachal’s NIMAS Just Did the Unthinkable — 20 Unclimbed Peaks in 23 Days

When most people struggle to get out of bed in winter, a team from a little town in Arunachal Pradesh was busy rewriting mountaineering history in the icy heights of Ladakh. Twenty peaks. Twenty-three days. All of them above 6,000 metres. All of them unclimbed — until now. The National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure … Read more

Two Women from Arunachal Conquer 7,077-Metre Mt Kun — And Make History While Doing It

At 6 in the morning, when the Zanskar range was still wrapped in darkness and biting cold, two women from Arunachal Pradesh stood on top of the world — or at least, very close to it. A Summit That Means More Than Just Altitude January Tali and Hachu Lombo made history on July 27, 2026, … Read more

When Duty Meets the Mountains: Arunachal CM Salutes 2/9 Gorkha Rifles for 33 Months of Silence and Service in Tawang

When Duty Meets the Mountains: Arunachal CM Salutes 2/9 Gorkha Rifles for 33 Months of Silence and Service in Tawang

Three winters. Bone-chilling altitudes. And a commitment that never wavered. That’s the story of the 2/9 Gorkha Rifles, and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made sure the world heard it. A Salute Well Earned CM Pema Khandu publicly honoured the 2/9 Gorkha Rifles as the battalion concluded its deployment of over 33 months in … Read more