by Bishnu Rana
ITANAGAR, Sept 16: After mountaineer Tapi Mra, who created history in the field of mountaineering in the North-East, it is now time for Tine Mena, a young and bouncy Idu Mishmi girl from interior Dibang Valley who has been keenly swayed in the adventure sports and has taken part in every mountaineering expedition held at Darjeeling, Kohli Peak in Jammu & Kashmir.
The Kohli Peak (17,770 Ft) was scaled jointly by the J&K Police Mountaineering Team and North-East Adventure Foundation comprising 37 members (17 from J&K Police & 20 from North-East) on 12 August last, informed Tine Mena.
Mountaineering is really a risky & challenging sport which is beyond the reach of common people, but still my interest in adventurer sport is impulsive. I took 6 months of rigorous training in the Tenging Sherpa Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling and participated in number of expeditions since then. But the poor financial back up and lack of moral support from family member is discouraging me, expresses Tine Mena in an interaction with ATNS. “To scale the Mount Everest is my dreams, vision and determination”, she says.
She is also one of the representatives from the state and selected in the Everest Expedition Team in Guwahati recently.
Meanwhile, she extended thanks and gratitude to those people from the Idu Community who have generously contributed to lead 5 members team from Arunachal Pradesh including Sosi Meto, Pobita Mili, Echan Meggi, and Puna Linggi respectively to participate in the North-East Climbing Expedition in Manipur.