genepires Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 sign me up. is this North Korea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 i think it is india. you can see a little Ballywood going on in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 This is the 2018 Everett Mountaineers Scrambling Course meme right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredSilly Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 It is Indian troops training for mountain warfare. Of which the most notorious is the Siachen region in Kashmir which a disputed area between India and Pakistan. Many of the outposts are above 6000m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachen_conflict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 LEARN TO CLIMB SIACHEN GLACIER WITH EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 AK provided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pup_on_the_mountain Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 On 6/1/2018 at 3:09 PM, JasonG said: AK provided? Old school ones, perhaps. India's defense budget is minuscule compared to that of the Pentagon, after all (and one can't buy AR-15's at the Walmart in India either ). This video is (perhaps) a recruiting tool of the High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army, targeting eager young recruits. As @ScaredSilly mentioned, India and Pakistan have been fighting for over 70 years in the Himalayan high altitudes. Not surprisingly, most mountaineering/climbing instruction in India is administered by the armed forces to this day. Mountaineering as a form of recreation is still rare, although it's starting to catch up with (rich) people gaining more time and money to spare. I experienced a bit of this change when comparing my visits back there back in 2006 and the one last year. A friend of mine (now in the US) went for a 4-week climbing school almost 20 years back, which was run by one of these Army divisions. While the basics were all taught, It felt more like an army camp than a climbing class (and yes, he did get ordered around by the "guides"). "Staying/coming back alive" has a whole new meaning for these mountain fighters. We recreational climbers have it much easier out in the West ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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