India, May 29 -- On May 21 at 8am, the first all-women team in the Border Security Force's (BSF) 60-year history summited Mount Everest. For constables Kouser Fatima, Tsering Chorol, Munmun Ghosh, and Rabeka Singh, the climb was about more than just reaching the top. As India marks the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram this year, the team had a single mission: to sing the anthem atop the world's highest peak. "Summit se pehle ek hi cheez ka stress tha, kuch bhi karke summit pe gaana hai," says Fatima. The final stretch tested their endurance. At 28,971 feet, just 60 feet from the summit, the team got stuck in a traffic jam of 274 climbers as temperatures dropped to -25degC. "Itni hawaa chal rahi thi, frostbite ka bahut dar tha," recalls Tsering Chorol, adding, "Main concern tha uss altitude peh awaaz preserve karna so that hum summit karke wahan par gaa sake." Beyond physical survival, the extreme cold threatened their equipment. To ensure the performance was documented, the team hauled three camera batteries, power banks, and multiple phones to prevent a total technical blackout. "Devices kabhi bhi band ho jaate hain... We were carrying everything to make sure ki hum sab record kar paye," says Munmun Ghosh. When Vande Mataram finally echoed from the summit, the team's three-year training journey turned emotional. "Bachpan se mujhe adventure ka bohot shauk tha. Sabse achcha laga ki hum duniya ki sabse bade mountain pe Vande Mataram gaa sake. Saara exhaustion bhool gaye," says Rabeka Singh, adding, "It felt like we were connecting the soul of our country to the sky and representing our state, our village, and BSF." Despite dangerous conditions, the team returned safely with zero casualties and also brought back nearly 400kg of garbage from the mountain. As their coach and highly decorated Indian mountaineer, Deputy Commandant Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu put it: "You can't win this race with speed. All you can do is train, pray, and keep the peak in mind."...