Trekking Programme Organised !
The National Adventure and Leadership School (NALS) at Coimbatore is organising a eight-day trekking programme in the Himalayas from the base camp at Manali to Beas Kund.A release from NALS here has said that participants will trek from the base camp in Manali which is 7,000 ft above Mean Sea Level to Beas Kund which is 12,500 ft above Mean Sea Level.Participants would cover a distance of about 50 km.
The pilot trek is being organised during June with a batch strength of about 30 people including two blind persons. A documentary of the event would be produced for raising awareness about prevention and eradication of blindness. The main trek programme would be during September 1 to October 20 and it is estimated that an average of 35 persons would trek each day.
Every participant would be indirectly contributing the cost of three eye surgeries for the poor. For details call 94422-75533 or 0422-2542800. E-mail: enquiry@nals.in. Website: http://www.nals.in/.
