Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: The first batch of 42 students including 21 girls of St Xavier Convent Higher Secondary School, Barnai, Jammu left today for Moungri, Udhampur to participate in the J&K Himalayan Trekking Programme being organized by Tawi Trekkers, here.
The group was flagged off by Urmil Padha, Administrator of St Xavier Convent Higher Secondary School.
Sonam Sidharth, a trained mountaineer, is the group leader, while three teachers of the School namely Updesh Kour, Divya and Niharika Sharma are also accompanying the group.
During the three days Trekking cum Adventure Camp, the participants will stay at Moungri in a Youth Hostel, where all the activity will be conducted.
Besides trekking to the sacred Shiv Parvati cave and Gouri Mitti (7000ft), the participants will also be imparted practical training in rock climbing, rappelling, jummaring and other adventure activities by experts in the field. They will also learn about the bio diversity of the area during their venture.
Besides offering the young boys and girls a healthy outdoor activity during summer vacations and thus initiate them into adventure life, the purpose of the programme is also to highlight the adventure tourism potential of the otherwise neglected and lesser known beauty spots of Jammu and thus bring them on the tourist map of J&K.
The second group comprising of students of Shangrilla Public School will leave for the trek on June 6, 2014.
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