General Secretary of the Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association (MeSCMA), Wallambok Lyngdoh will lead an expedition team to Mt. Tinchinkhang in the Himalayas.
Lyngdoh will lead nine climbers from eight states of the Northeast, including two others from Meghalaya, Ngandarihun Sohshang of Mawlai Nongpdeng and Rilang Dkhar of Umshaken, Ri-Bhoi district.
The expedition to the 6010 meter mountain in Sikkim is being sponsored by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) in collaboration with the Indian Himalayan Centre for Adventure and Eco-Tourism (IHCAE), Chemchey, Sikkim which commenced from today will conclude on May 21.
Mountaineers who are part of the expedition are Sonam Gyatso Lepcha, Neaha Rai and Radha Khatri of Sikkim, Maro Meto of Arunachal Pradesh, Lalruatdika of Mizoram, Yierhevitso Vakha of Nagaland and Biplab Das of Tripura.