Pariksha SaathiCoast Guard Mountaineers Summit Mount Mukut as Final Rehearsal for 2027 Everest Bid
A 17-member mountaineering team of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was formally welcomed back in Dehradun on 12 October 2026, when Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged it in after a successful ascent of Mount Mukut. According to the Coast Guard, the team reached the 7,045-metre summit on 7 October 2026, trained and guided by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling. The expedition set out on 15 September, set up its first base camp on 1 October and pushed through harsh weather to reach the top. It was the fifth and last phase of an 18-month preparation programme whose real goal is an attempt on Mount Everest in 2027, planned as part of the ICG's Swarnim Jayanti (golden jubilee) celebrations. The force says the experience gained on Mukut will feed directly into planning for the Everest climb. Additional Director General Anand Prakash Badola also congratulated the team, while the Chief Minister praised its endurance and teamwork in difficult Himalayan terrain.
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Learning context
The Indian Coast Guard came into being on 1 February 1977 as an interim force, with seven ships transferred from the Navy, and was given its statutory basis by the Coast Guard Act, 1978; Prime Minister Morarji Desai formally inaugurated it on 19 August 1978. It is an Armed Force of the Union under the Ministry of Defence and is India's main maritime law-enforcement agency, which is why 2027 marks its golden jubilee.
Reference: Indian Coast Guard's official history page
Check yourself: is the Coast Guard's raising day linked to the 1978 Act or to the interim force of 1977?
To 1977: the interim Coast Guard was formed on 1 February 1977, and 1 February is observed as its raising day. The Coast Guard Act followed in 1978.
Revision task: note the two milestones of this expedition (Mukut summit on 7 October 2026, flag-in on 12 October) and the larger goal it was preparing for.
Test yourself
The Indian Coast Guard team that summited Mount Mukut (7,045 m) was preparing for an attempt on which peak in 2027?
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Answer: Mount Everest
The 17-member ICG team reached the 7,045-metre summit on 7 October 2026, the fifth and last phase of an 18-month preparation programme for an Everest attempt in 2027 during the ICG's Swarnim Jayanti celebrations; it was trained by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.
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