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EDST Pride
 
 
22nd May, 2012
 
Mr.RupeshKhopde, Application specialist from EDS Technologies scaled the world’s highest, mighty Mount Everest.
 
Mr.RupeshKhopde, Application specialist from EDS Technologies was a part of successful civilian expedition Touched the summit of Mount Everest, the World’s highest peak on May 19th.
 
The 20-member team of Giripremi mountaineering club is the fifth civilian expedition from India to the Everest so far and the first wherein 20 mountaineers from the same city participated. After leaving Pune on March 16, the team reached the Island peak, one of the main climbing peaks of the Everest area, to acclimatize with the conditions. On March 19, President PratibhaPatil handed over the national flag to them at Delhi, after which the crew left for Kathmandu.
 
 
 
The team reached the base camp and waited there till the weather became favorable. On May 16, the team left the base camp and started its upward journey for camp one and camp two (6,462 meters), which is the first stage. On the following day morning the team reached camp three (7470 meters) after climbing stiff ascent of about 60 to 70 degrees. On May 18, the team reached camp four, which is at a height of 7,920 meters.
 
The expedition became tougher with winds blowing at a speed of 100 kms/ hour and temperature dropping significantly. However, the team succeeded in reaching 'South Col' point by afternoon on May 18. The final climb began around 9 pm.
 
Adhikari and Dhokle reached the top on early Saturday morning. NiranjanPalsule, expedition coordinator of Giripremi said, "Of the second team, RupeshKhopde, Ashish Mane, Rahul Yelange, ChetanKetkar, Prasad Joshi and SurendraJalihal reached in the afternoon. Anand Mali and Ganesh More had to come back midway due to failure of oxygen mask."
 
President of GiripremiAnandPalande said the expedition was organised to attract attention of youth towards mountaineering. UmeshZirpe, leader of the expedition, congratulated his team.