Information operations specialists from 77th Brigade will take on one of Nepal’s most technical peaks in the coming weeks as part of Exercise Himalayan Mountaineer.
Eleven troops are deploying on the month-long exped as they aim to become the first on-duty military personnel to reach the summit of Ama Dablam.
Team leader Capt Will Brant (RAPTC) said the 6,819-metre mountain is regarded as one of the “jewels of the Himalayas, requiring advanced climbing and mountaineering skills”.
The mixed group of regulars and reservists (shown above during a training serial in France in September), have spent the last 12 months preparing for the challenge.
