Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the NIMAS Dirang expedition team in New Delhi on 25 September 2026, honouring climbers led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal who scaled 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in the Ladakh Range within 23 days.
Climbers from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, led by Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal, completed the historic ascent of 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in Ladakh on 25 September 2026, setting a new benchmark for Indian high-altitude mountaineering.
Under the command of Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, the NIMAS Dirang team became the first recorded group to summit 20 previously unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in the Ladakh Range, completing the feat within a 23-day window in September 2026.
In New Delhi on 25 September 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over the flag-in ceremony for the NIMAS Dirang team — whose 23-day campaign in the Ladakh Range under Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal produced 20 first ascents above 6,000 metres, underlining India's growing edge in high-altitude adventure.