Itanagar: The Indian Army has created history by successfully scaling Mount Kangto (7,042 meters), the highest peak in Arunachal Pradesh, marking the first-ever recorded ascent, officials said on Friday.

Defence spokesman Lt Col Athul Sreedharan said that in a landmark achievement and a proud moment for the nation, an Indian Army mountaineering team from Eastern Command has successfully summited Mount Kangto (7,042 m/23,103 ft), the highest and hitherto unconquered sentinel peak of Arunachal Pradesh, approaching from the challenging Southern route.

This accomplishment marks the first recorded successful ascent of the formidable Mount Kangto, long regarded as an unclimbed guardian of the Kameng Himalayas, the spokesman said.

The team was formally ‘Flagged In’ by Lt Gen R.C. Tiwari, Army

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