PU NSS Volunteer attended mountaineering course at Srinagar

Chandigarh, August 31, 2019: Ritika Verma, NSS Volunteer from Department of Anthropology, Panjab University represented PU in the basic mountaineering course organised by Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) in collaboration with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, G.O.I. from 1st August to 24 August, 2019 at Jawahar Institute of
Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM & WS), Pahalgam for the best volunteers from NSS, NCC, NYKS and armed forces.
She was selected for this high altitude training camp based on her dedication and team work in NSS from last two years. She was the only girl from Panjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh in the course among four others.
There were total 54 students in the camp at National level course of G.o.I. where she represented NSS among seven others from other states. The whole course was undertaken by the highly trained Army personnel for the mountaineering adventure.
She informed about her experiences in the climbing and rappelling techniques, Load packing, carrying and marching technique and leant to rescue in avalanche and crevasse.
Technicalities on rock craft and ice craft were also taught in the courses which were worth learning. River crossing and trekking was also a great experience. Special lectures on the problems of high altitude illness and basic life support was taken by the instructors.
Ritika attained 2nd position in the written test of course and 3rd position in endurance
test among the group held at the end of the course.