Bhubaneswar, Aug. 7 -- Odisha's first all-women mountaineering team will leave for an expedition to Mount Yunam (20,100 feet) in Himachal Pradesh on August 7, with plans to unfurl an 80-metre-long Tricolour atop the peak on August 15, marking India's 80th Independence Day.
The 11-member team, organised by the Association for Adventure & Social Activities (AASA), Odisha, in association with Sanket Communications, was flagged off at a function held at the Tennis Auditorium of Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday.
The expedition brings together five experienced mountaineers, five first-time high-altitude climbers and 13-year-old adventure enthusiast Aradhya Jena, the youngest member of the team.
Led by mountaineer Anita Swain, the team will fol...