dibrugarh legendary mountaineer and the first indian woman to scale mount everest bachendri pal was welcomed by the 5 madras battalion of the army in dibrugarh on thursday pal is leading fit 50 womens trans himalayan expedition a firstofakind initiative in the countryearlier on march 8 which marked international womens day the expedition was flagged off from pangsau pass on the indomyanmar international border in arunachal pradesh the expedition has been organised by tata steel adventure foundation in collaboration with the ministry of youth affairs sports under the fit india movement dedicated to azadi ka amrit mahotsav celebrating indias 75 years of independence the 67yearold mountaineer said the expedition is an inspiration to women of all age groups