Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

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Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Address
Map
Jawahar Parbat, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101

Darjeeling, West Bengal

India
Information
MottoMay (YOU) Climb from Peak to Peak
Founded4th November, 1954
FounderJawaharlal Nehru, Tenzing Norgay
PrincipalGp Capt Jai Kishan
Enrolment45,000
SportsMountaineering

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954[1] to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.

History

The first ascent of

prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, HMI was established in Darjeeling. Narendra Dhar Jayal, the pioneer of Indian Mountaineering
, was the founding principal of the institute. Tenzing Norgay was the first director of field training for HMI. The buildings for the Institute were designed by the architect Joseph Allen Stein, who then taught at the Bengal Engineering College near Calcutta. It was the first building in a career in India that lasted half a century.

HMI regularly conducts Adventure, Basic, and Advanced Mountaineering courses. These are very comprehensive courses. They are also highly subsidised to encourage mountaineering as a sport.

Tenzing Norgay became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, when it was set up in 1954.

Gallery

  • Tenzing Memorial
    Tenzing Memorial
  • Tenzing Memorial
    Tenzing Memorial
  • Tenzing Memorial
    Tenzing Memorial
  • Museum
    Museum
  • Tenzing Rock
    Tenzing Rock
  • May (You) Climb From Peak To Peak
    May (You) Climb From Peak To Peak
  • Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
    Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
  • Signage near Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India.
    Signage near Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India.
  • Main Building in HMI, Darjeeling
    Main Building in HMI, Darjeeling
  • Hall for events in HMI
    Hall for events in HMI

Alumni

Gp Capt Jai Kishan 2001 and 2002.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7387-126-9
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External links

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