Arunachal Mountaineer Abraham Tagit Sorang Welcomed by Sorang Welfare Society

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ITANAGAR: Abraham Tagit Sorang, the second mountaineer from the State to scale the highest peak, Mt Everest, after Tashi Yangjom this year was welcomed by the Sorang Welfare Society (SWS) here on Sunday.

Sorang had joined the National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS), Dirang in the year 2013, when the institute first stepped into the State. He is also the tenth climber from the institute to scale the highest pinnacle in the world. He scaled Mt Everest on May 31, 2021. Sorang is among the four selected members to be recruited and trained under NIMAS in its first batch. He is from the Kra-Dadi district and has scaled Mt Kang Yatse, Ladakh in July 2019. Speaking to media persons, Sorang informed that the Mt Everest expedition was to be completed by May 29 but it stretched to June 1, and he was back to the base camp on June 3.

He said that during the expedition, the team learnt a lot about the weather reading and also tackle any situation that comes forth.

"The most important concern for us was to make sure that our health was in the finest condition to continue the summit. Scaling Mt Everest will always remain a moment to cherish in my life. However, it made me happier when Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Special Commissioner of Police Robin Hibu called on me to their office to congratulate," he said.

Sorang also acknowledged the love and support showered by the people from State. Earlier, Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Governor Dr BD Mishra have congratulated Sorang for scaling Mt Everest.

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