55-year-old ITBP Commandant completes 65 push-ups in one go at -30 degrees Celsius temperature; Video viral

New Delhi: A video of 55-year-old ITBP Commandant Ratan Singh Sonal completing 65 push-ups at one go at 17,500 feet at -30 degrees Celsius temperature in Ladakh has gone viral on social media.

The team of 6 mountaineers of the ITBP led by the mountaineer Commandant Ratan Singh Sonal scaled the 20,177 feet high peak located in Ladakh.

Push-ups at icy heights…

ITBP Commandant Ratan Singh Sonal (Age- 55 years) completes more than 60 push-ups at one go at 17,500 feet at minus 30 degree celsius temperature around in Ladakh.#Himveers #FitIndia #FitnessMotivation pic.twitter.com/Fc6BnfmGqH

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 23, 2022

This is for the first time that the  Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) central mountaineering team scaled the  Mount Karzok Kangri in extreme weather conditions where the minimum temperature is -30 degrees celsius these days

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) central mountaineering team scaled Mount Karzok Kangri in Ladakh on 20th Feb in extreme weather conditions where the minimum temperature is -40 degrees celsius these days. This was the first-ever ascent to Mount Karzok Kangri. pic.twitter.com/FUSxMwjFh5

— ANI (@ANI) February 23, 2022

ITBP mountaineers reached atop Mt Karzok Kangri, Ladakh (20,177 ft) (1st ascent) on 20/2/2022. A team of 6 top mountaineers of the Force led by Sh Ratan Singh Sonal, Commandant scaled the 20,177 ft high peak with Sh Anoop Negi, DC as deputy leader & 4 other mountaineers#Himveers pic.twitter.com/Vw70SBPs95

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 23, 2022

हिमाद्रि तुंग श्रृंग से प्रबुद्ध शुद्ध भारती
स्वयं प्रभा समुज्ज्वला स्वतंत्रता पुकारती…

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going#Himveers of ITBP negotiating a snow bound area at 15 K feet in sub-zero temperatures around in Uttarakhand Himalayas
शौर्य,दृढ़ता,कर्मनिष्ठा pic.twitter.com/G4axCHbjI1

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 17, 2022