Five of the NCC cadets of HCA Vasant Vihar- AfifaTabrezi, Mahima Gulati, Taushika  Singhania, Saumya  Kawaliya and Arushi Bisht got an opportunity to attend the ‘All India Girls Trekking Expedition’ in Ajmer, Rajasthan from 18-25 November 2017.

We left Delhi on 17^th November  with packed luggage to leave for this mission. Bubbling with excitement, we took our train to Ajmer from the Sarai Rohilla railway station to reach Ajmer by 4 a.m. and to have a round about the base camp. We were accompanied by 2 ANOs and 55 other cadets. We were later joined by cadets from Rajasthan, UP, MP, and Delhi. These included cadets of the Army, Air Force and Navy.

On 19^th November morning, we were all briefed about the events scheduled for the day and then assembled at the ceremony hall for the opening ceremony in our NCC uniform. On the third day, we had our first trek to Naag Pahadi, where we covered 9 km with full enthusiasm. On 21^st November, we had our trek scheduled at Taragarh, which was 5 km in all. On the following day, we were taken for an educational trip to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti and to the temple of Lord Brahma in Pushkar. On 23^rd, we visited a beautiful temple dedicated to Lord Mahavira and enjoyed the most adventurous trekking covering about 7 km in Narelli.On returning to the camp, we participated in a number of sport events winning many prizes. On 24^th,we participated in a rally covering 5 km around the streets of Ajmer which was organised by the Naval team. On returning to the camp, we enjoyed a cultural programme performed by cadets from all directorates.It was indeed an unforgettable experience for all of us

Afifa Tabrezi

Class IX