ROCK CLIMBING COURSE FOR
NCC CADETS OF IIT KANPUR AT NAINITAL
The Rock climbing course for forty NCC Cadets of IIT,
Kanpur was held from 03 May to 09 May 2004. The Cadets were accompanied
by Lt Col D K Routray, the commanding officer of 2 UP CTR, NCC IIT, Kanpur
and other instructors. This activity is conducted every year for the NCC
Cadets as part of the adventure activities for youth. The entire cost
of the activity is borne by IIT, Kanpur. Over the years, it has been found
that there has been a considerable increase in interest amongst the young
Cadets towards adventure sports such as Para sailing, trekking, rock climbing
etc. The course at Nainital is conducted by the Nainital mountaineering
Club which a number of experienced instructors who have taken part in
mountaineering expeditions at the national and international levels.
For the students of IIT, who are busy in their academic
curriculum, such adventure activities are a welcome change. Says Cadet
Rohit Karan, "From Rock Climbing to Trekking to sight seeing, we
did everything. The beauty of the environment blow away the tension of
a torrid academic session". The rock climbing course taught the cadets
about various aspects of life. The most important thing it taught the
cadets was to face the challenges of life in a open manner. Cadet Hingway
Anand Says, "Sometimes the large rock faces seemed dangerous but
after a while, we realized that if one followed the basics that was being
taught by our instructors then it was very safe", The entire training
taught the cadets to be disciplined in their lives, Says Cadets Safir
Ahmed, "The experience gave me the idea as to how to be disciplined.
I do not know if I am going to be a part of the defence forces in the
future or not but whatever I have learnt in my NCC training, I will try
to implement it is my general life".
In addition, visit for the cadets were also organized
to various places like Bhimta, Nauku Chia Tal, Ranikhet, Jim Corbett museum
etc. These visits exposed the cadets to the environmental degradation
of the land and taught the cadets about the flora and fauna of the region.
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