West Bengal pioneer in mountaineering & trekking in India

West Bengal pioneer in mountaineering & trekking in India

•1st mountaineering institute for imparting training to civilians also functioning since 1954.
•1st civil mountaineering expedition to Nandaghunti was in 1960 from this state.
•1st solo trans-Himalayas trekking was done by a mountaineer of this state.
•Maximum mountaineering teams are from this state in India.
•The leader and Deputy Leader of the 1st NCC mountaineering team was from this state.
•1st time the NCC flag was on a mountain top, (Lion 20100 ft, in Barasigri glacier, Himachal Pradesh) the expedition was organised from this state.
•Maximum numbers of mountaineering & trekking clubs are from this state.
In 2013 there were 64 Indian expeditions to Indian Himalayas out of which there were 39 expeditions to Indian Himalayas from the State of West Bengal. The results are
Unsuccessful Successful Abandon Not known
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•Maximum numbers of mountaineering & trekking journals and souvenirs are published from this state.

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•Mountaineering film festival held from this state.
•Mountain photography, Salon was organised from this state.
•State-level mountaineers & trekkers meet since 1980





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