CHANDIGARH : Chief of Staff of the headquarters of Western Command Lieutenant General PM Bali on Monday flagged in the command’s young officers’ high altitude cycling and trekking expedition of Tripeak Brigade in Chandigarh. The expedition team comprising 20 officers including four women officers covered a distance of 227km to include a high-altitude trek of 66km and a cycling stretch of 161km in the glaciated terrains of Himachal Pradesh. The ceremony also included felicitations to the overall ‘Best Young Officer’ and ‘Best Young Officer in Photography’. The expedition provided an exposure to young officers in fostering camaraderie and esprit de corps, and inculcating the spirit of adventure.

HT PHOTO■ Young officers of the Western Command with their Chief of Staff Lt Gen PM Bali (sitting, fifth from left) at Chandimandir on Monday.