The thirty-member team, which will depart from Kathmandu tomorrow towards the high mountains, will summit the Mt Everest and the fourth highest peak Mt Lhotse and will also clean the Everest region by bringing down non-biodegradable mountaineering waste left by generations of climbers.
The mountaineering team comprises of five officers, three JCOs and 22 other ranks and will be led by Major Ranbir Singh Jamwal, who has scaled the 8,848 metres Mount Everest twice.
During a press briefing organised at the India House in Indian Embassy ground in Kathmandu today, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae wished good luck to the expedition members.
The team will be split into two groups. One group will attempt to climb Mount Everest while the second will set out to scale Mount Lahotse.
The team members will also participate in the extreme high-altitude Everest Marathon on May 29.