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The Old Boys vs. Aitchison College Team Tent Pegging Competition was held on Saturday, 24th
Febrauary, 2018. The participants showcased great skill, speed and spirit. The Aitchison College team
performed brilliantly and won the competition.
In Tent Pegging Individuals, College boy Hussain Ahmed Khan Daha clinched first position. Old Boy
Hamza Muaz stood second while College boy Ahmed Esmaeel Butt stood third. In Tent Pegging Pairs,
College boys Hussain Ahmed Khan Daha and Syed M Bilal Mehdi grabbed first position. Old Boys Hamza
Muaz and Shahnawaz Ayyaz Durrani stood second while College Boys Hassan Ahmed and Haider Nafees
Ahmed stood third.
In the Sections category, the College team including Nausherwan Hassan Awan, Ahmed Eesmaeel Butt,
Sameer Mansoor Riaz and Makhdoom Murad Shah stood first. The second position was shared by Old
Boys (Adnan Jalil Azam, Qadeer Ashfaq, Hamza Muaz and Shahnawaz Ayaz Durrani) and Present Aitchi-
sonians (Hussain Ahmed Khan Daha, Agha Adam Ali Khan, Syed M Bilal Mehdi and M Aayiz Arif). The
third position was bagged by Old Boys Mian Shahzad Aziz, Raja Nasir, Syed Asim Ali and Aurangzeb
Mubasher.
TENT PEGGING COMPETITION
A pilot trip was taken in March to Gilgit- Baltistan in northern Pakistan with the intention to revive the
dormant trekking club at Aitchison College. Mr. Shahid Mehmood Aslam (Senior Director Games and
Sports) Mr. Zubair Ata (Incharge Welfare Discipline Senior School and Housemaster Bahawalpur
House), Mr. Asad Ur Rehman (Old Aitchisonian and Jubilee Medal holder), Mr. Hamid Hussain (owner of
Mountain Travels Pakistan) and Syed Qasim Abbas of H1 participated in this trip.
The team reviewed the area, after which they felt comfortable recommending the revival of trekking and
related activities at the College. The awe-inspiring mountains, the fast developing state of the art infra-
structure and the expertise of the travel company provided them the best possible incentives for initiat-
ing trekking trips in the future.
The first formal trip is being planned for June/July, 2018. Initially a
small group of boys from H1 will be taking the trip and later we can
get both Prep and Senior Schools involved in a more elaborate way.
Meeting and briefing sessions will be organized for parents and
students to address any concerns with regard to these trips. In order
to ensure that boys are physically fit to endure such trips, a brief
training camp will be organised to help them prepare for these activ-
ities.
Such trips have emotional advantages as they ensure that students
bind together and enjoy creating memories that will stay with them
for the rest of their lives. Students learn to sacrifice, cooperate,
adapt to situations and develop character that can benefit them in
the years to come. By visiting different parts of the country and
enhancing their knowledge about those areas, the boys are likely to
develop a keen sense of ownership and responsibility towards their
country.
REVIVAL of TREKKING at AITCHISON COLLEGE