New Delhi, May 20 -- The National Cadet Corps (NCC) mountaineering team safely returned to the Everest Base Camp on May 19, 2025, after successfully scaling the world's highest peak, Mount Everest (8,848.86 m), on May 18, 2025. This monumental achievement marks the third successful summit of Mount Everest by the NCC expedition team, following the earlier triumphs in 2013 and 2016. A key highlight of this year's expedition was the stellar performance of the ten-member cadet team, consisting of novice climbers who were rigorously trained and meticulously selected through a stringent national selection process. The team was composed of an equal number of girl and boy cadets, with an average age of 19 years. The youngest cadet was only 16 yea...