Shillong, Nov 25: Balawanhabor Rynjah won first place in a rock climbing competition and scaled Mt Renok (16,500 feet) during the Basic Mountaineering Course at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, the Meghalaya Sport Climbing & Mountaineering Association informed today.
Balawanhabor will be awarded Grade A, which is the highest grade, for his fantastic performance in the training course, which featured 51 trainees, including four international students from the USA, France and Bhutan.
This training course was held from 21st October to 17th November and Balawanhabor’s participation was sponsored by MeSCMA through the Meghalaya government’s Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs.
”The rigorous and transformative course equipped trainees with essential skills in mountaineering, including physical training, yoga, rock climbing, ice climbing, jumar climbing, trekking, ice craft, crevasse rescue, map reading, rope techniques and rappelling,” MeSCMA President Malviancy Shabong said in the release. “This comprehensive training was designed to prepare participants for the challenges of high altitude expeditions.”
(Meghalaya Sport Climbing & Mountaineering Association photos)