Indian Air Force team counquered 'Seven Summits of world

TNPSC Current Affairs - December 2017 by TNPSC Guru

Indian Air Force Mountaineers After scaling Mount Everest in 2015 launched “Mission Seven Summits” to fly Indian national Flag on highest peak of every continent.

For that till now IAF Mountaineers have scaled highest mountains of 6 continents includes

1.Mt Everest (Nepal) of Asia,

2.Mt McKinley(Alaska) North America.

3.Mt.Aconcagua (Argentina) South America.

4.Mt.Elbrus (Russia) Europe.

5.Mt Kilimanjaro (South Africa) Africa.

6.Mt Carstenz Pyramid (Indonesia) Australia (there was a controversy whether this mountain is belongs to Australia or Asia).

 Now they also conqured the highest mountain in Antarctica named Mount Vinson (4897M). This Team is led by Captain RC Tripathi.