NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has successfully completed its first-ever All-Women International Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Everest (8,848 metres), marking a historic milestone in the Force’s mountaineering legacy.
The 14-member team, comprising 11 women climbers and three technical and support members, successfully summited Mount Everest on May 21, with the first summit recorded at 12:52 am via the South Col route from the Nepal side, the ITBP said in a statement.
In a post on X, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police hailed the successful summit as a proud moment for the country.
“History was made on Mount Everest. #ITBP’s first-ever All-Women Expedition summited Mount Everest (8,848 m) via the South Col Route on 21 May 2026. With the first summit at 0652 hrs, all 11 women climbers reached the top. Proud moment for India,” the ITBP stated.
The expedition was flagged off from the ITBP headquarters on April 19.
According to the ITBP, the climbers displayed exceptional courage, endurance and teamwork while negotiating extreme weather conditions, low oxygen levels and difficult ice-wall sections in the “Death Zone” above 8,000 metres.
“The expedition reflects ITBP’s commitment towards women empowerment, adventure leadership and excellence in high-altitude operations,” the Force said.
As part of the Force’s “Clean Himalaya – Save Glacier” campaign, the expedition team also carried out environmental awareness activities and collected non-biodegradable waste in the Everest region.
With this achievement, the ITBP has now successfully conducted 232 mountaineering expeditions, including five successful Mount Everest summits.
The Force has also scaled six of the world’s fourteen 8,000-metre peaks — Mount Everest, Mount Kanchenjunga, Mount Makalu, Mount Lhotse, Mount Dhaulagiri and Mount Manaslu.
