Kinnaur, Sept. 29 -- A 12-member expedition team from Kolkata-based mountaineering and adventure club 'Himalaya's Beckon' were stranded amid heavy snowfall during an expedition to Mount Leo Pargil-2 in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, and were returned safely to Nako village.

The rescue operation was carried out through a joint effort involving the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), local police, and area residents who navigated difficult terrain to reach the stranded group.

The expedition team called off its summit bid just below the peak after encountering severe whiteout conditions, incessant snowfall, and high-altitude sickness among its members.

Eventually, all the members of the expedition team were safely brought down to Nak...