Friday, August 22, 2014

Adventure in Indian Himalayas

Indian are fortunate to have Himalayas from east to west at the northern part of the country. The heighest peak is Kanchenjunga from (Indian side). Every year Indian and foreign mountaineering teams go for climbing during pre and post monsoon periods. The some area of J&K expeditions  are also conducted during monsoon period. Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF)   is the apex body on climbing in India, it is located at New Delhi,





The following states are Himalayas states they are Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Himachal Pradesh (HP), Uttrakhand , & North East States.

In India first  mountaineering Institute is High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), it is for Indian Armed Forces. The first civilian mountaineering Institute is Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling, West Bengal, it was established in 1954. Atal Vihari Mountaineering Institute at Manali, HP, Nehru Mountaineering Institute (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand & Jawhar Mountaineering Institute (JMI) at Phalgam, J&K. This Institute conducted Adventure, Basic, Advance Mountaineering  & Method of Instruction Courses for boys & girls.


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