Guwahati, Aug. 17: Everesters Tarun Saikia and Manish Deka, the first from Assam to scale the highest peak in 2013, have scaled more peaks.

A team of mountaineers from Assam Rock and Sport Climbing Association (ARS-CA), led by Saikia, completed the maiden expedition from Assam to Mt Nun (7,135 metres) in Suru Valley in Zanskar region of the Kashmir Himalayas successfully on July 26.

The same team also scaled Gulep Kangri (5,980 metres) in the Indus Valley of Ladakh region of Himalayas on August 6. The team started from here on July 6.

Sharing his experience here today, Saikia said: "The climb to Mt Nun was more difficult than my Everest expedition because we had to pass through an extensive mountain wall of soft snow and the inclement weather made it even more challenging."

Six members of the same team, after their successful Mt Nun expedition, started from Stock village in Leh on August 1 for Gulep Kangri. "We had to stay at our base camp till August 5 midnight due to inclement weather and succeeded in reaching the summit of Gulep Kangri on August 6."

In another feat, Deka, who is also the general secretary of ARSCA, scaled the highest point in Africa, Mt Uhuru, on July 26 and Mt Kosciuszko in Australia on August 6.

In yet another expedition, four members of Assam Mountaineering Association scaled Mt Stock Kangri peak (6,153 metre) in Kashmir around noon today.

Manash Barooah, Dhurba Jyoti Bora, Kaushik Das and Mayor Mahanta scaled the peak in the expedition sponsored by the Assam government.