Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off a joint expedition to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina from South Block, New Delhi on February 05, 2026. The mountain at 6,961 metres is the highest peak in South America and the highest mountain outside Asia. The joint expedition is being undertaken
A Joint Expedition Team comprising instructors from the country's premier mountaineering institutes Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS) Pahalgam, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi, and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) Darjeeling succe
The expedition, which began on January 3, 2025, featured an eight-member Indian team led by Lieutenant Colonel Manoj Joshi and a 15-member Argentine contingent. The teams reached the summit on January 15, 2025.