10 Things About Indian Army Soldiers In Siachen That'll Make You Thank Them For The Life You Are Living
Shantanu Prasher MensXP Staff Writer
1) Sometimes Indian soldiers, as many as 6 at a time, have to live in igloos made of fiberglass panels no bigger than the size of a king-size bed. The only way to keep themselves warm is through small kerosene stoves. The smoke fills the igloos so much so that it colours everything including even a man's spit. Hot water bottles don’t stay hot for long, sleeping doesn’t happen at night, and a relay mechanism is set up to exchange frozen rifles with defrosted ones.
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Speech problems, nausea, sleep deprivation and depression are some of the most common problems our soldiers face in the winters. Despite such difficulties, the Indian Army holds two-thirds of the glacier and controls two of the three most important passes including the highest motorable pass in the world called Khardungla Pass.
Fresh food is a rare luxury at Siachen. Fruits freeze to become as hard as cricket balls and potatoes can’t be dented even with hammers. Getting the food at an altitude of 21,000 feet is a task in itself. Indian-made Cheetah helicopters often push well past their boundaries to drop in canned food. And if, God forbid, the weather is bad, a lot of food is swallowed by the snow.
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4) Fresh food is a rare luxury at Siachen. Fruits
freeze to become as hard as cricket balls and potatoes can’t be dented
even with hammers. Getting the food at an altitude of 21,000 feet is a
task in itself. Indian-made Cheetah helicopters often push well past
their boundaries to drop in canned food. And if, God forbid, the weather
is bad, a lot of food is swallowed by the snow.
5) Fear of death from freezing is so much so that
the soldiers take bath only once a month, that too in specially designed
commodes by DRDO. Drinking water is obtained from melting ice on
stoves, and since washing is also a rarity, 14 pairs of thermal socks
are allotted per soldier for a 90-day posting.
6) A shining example of courage overcoming all
difficulties, the Indian Army has also built the world`s highest helipad
in Siachen at a place called Sonam, which is approximately 21,000 feet
above sea level. This pad is used to bring in supplies all year round.
Speech problems, nausea, sleep deprivation and depression are some of the most common problems our soldiers face in the winters. Despite such difficulties, the Indian Army holds two-thirds of the glacier and controls two of the three most important passes including the highest motorable pass in the world called Khardungla Pass.
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Fresh food is a rare luxury at Siachen. Fruits freeze to become as hard as cricket balls and potatoes can’t be dented even with hammers. Getting the food at an altitude of 21,000 feet is a task in itself. Indian-made Cheetah helicopters often push well past their boundaries to drop in canned food. And if, God forbid, the weather is bad, a lot of food is swallowed by the snow.
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Speech problems, nausea, sleep deprivation and depression are some of the most common problems our soldiers face in the winters. Despite such difficulties, the Indian Army holds two-thirds of the glacier and controls two of the three most important passes including the highest motorable pass in the world called Khardungla Pass.
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4) Fresh food is a rare luxury at Siachen. Fruits
freeze to become as hard as cricket balls and potatoes can’t be dented
even with hammers. Getting the food at an altitude of 21,000 feet is a
task in itself. Indian-made Cheetah helicopters often push well past
their boundaries to drop in canned food. And if, God forbid, the weather
is bad, a lot of food is swallowed by the snow.
5) Fear of death from freezing is so much so that
the soldiers take bath only once a month, that too in specially designed
commodes by DRDO. Drinking water is obtained from melting ice on
stoves, and since washing is also a rarity, 14 pairs of thermal socks
are allotted per soldier for a 90-day posting.
6) A shining example of courage overcoming all
difficulties, the Indian Army has also built the world`s highest helipad
in Siachen at a place called Sonam, which is approximately 21,000 feet
above sea level. This pad is used to bring in supplies all year round.
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Speech problems, nausea, sleep deprivation and depression are some of the most common problems our soldiers face in the winters. Despite such difficulties, the Indian Army holds two-thirds of the glacier and controls two of the three most important passes including the highest motorable pass in the world called Khardungla Pass.
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