All Woman Expedition Team That Cycled Over 3,000 km & Participated in Kayaking 300 km Reaches Coastal Belt
All Woman Expedition Team That Cycled Over 3,000 km & Participated in Kayaking 300 km Reaches Coastal Belt
An all-woman expedition team “Shikharadinda Sagara” that climbed a mountain in the Himalayan ranges, cycled over 3,000 km and participated in kayaking [300 km] reached Udupi on October 28, Thursday. The team comprising V. Aishwarya, Dhanalakshmi, Asha, Pushpa and Bindu were given a warm welcome at Malpe in Udupi district by Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Y. Naveen Bhat. He appreciated the efforts put in by the team to instil confidence among the general public in general and women in particular. The expedition was launched on August 16 after which the team climbed Mount Kolahoi (5,425 m) in Jammu and Kashmir in the vicinity of Sonamarg after which the team later rode bicycles for a distance of 3,350 km before reaching Karwar in the State. From Karwar, the members participated in kayaking till Mangalore and later went back to Udupi on Thursday.