New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off a joint expedition to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina from South Block on Thursday.

The mountain at 6,961 metres is the highest peak in South America and the highest mountain outside Asia. The joint expedition is being undertaken by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam.

The Defence Minister commended the NIM and JIM&WS for preparing personnel to face challenges with courage, grit, and determination. Extending his best wishes to the team, he stated that scaling this formidable peak is not merely a test of physical endurance but a true examination of leadership, teamwork and mental resi...