The team, led by Rajiv Midha, also includes four girls. The participants come from different parts of the country.

The Governor presented an ice-axe, which will be placed at the peak by the team, to Midha. Indian Oil Corporation Senior Divisional Manager Shailender Mittal presented a cheque of Rs 50,000 to the Governor who in turn handed it over to the team leader.

The Team: Rakesh Kumar, Lakhwinder Kaur, Joginder Saini, Rajiv Saluja (all Chandigarh), K Krishna Murthy (Karnataka), Sukhwinder Kaur (Punjab), Stella H Gabriel (Maharashtra), M Santhosh Kumar (AP), Ajay Kumar, Harminder Singh (Haryana) and Sabita Panda (Orissa).