Sports · 26 February 2026

NIM and JIM&WS Joint Team Summits Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina

Exam-focused facts from the 26 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • A six-member joint team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam successfully summited Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina on February 22, 2026.
  • Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and the second-highest peak in the world outside of Asia.
  • The team was led by Col Hem Chandra Singh, Principal of NIM and JIM&WS, and was ceremonially flagged off by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on February 5, 2026.
  • The team reached the summit at 14:10 hours after completing acclimatisation at Bonete Peak (5,050m).
  • The expedition members included Capt G Santhosh Kumar, Shri Deep Bahadur Sahi, Shri Vinod Gusai, Nb Sub Bhupinder Singh, and Hav Ramesh Kumar.

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Kabak Yano summits Mount Aconcagua in Argentina

Indian mountaineer Kabak Yano from Arunachal Pradesh successfully summited Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and the Western Hemisphere at 22,831 feet above sea level.