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'''Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute''' (SGMI) is a [[paramilitary]] mountaineering school, located in [[Gangtok]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PGD27-Mountaineering and Adventure Sports|url=https://www.services.bis.gov.in:8071/php/BIS_2.0/dgdashboard/committee_sso/composition/164|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2021|website=[[Bureau of Indian Standards]], [[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kashyap|first=Aishwarya Raghu|date=2016-05-22|title=Seven off-beat courses at Indian colleges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/seven-offbeat-courses-at-indian-colleges/article8630086.ece|access-date=2021-09-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
'''Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute''' (SGMI) is a [[paramilitary]] mountaineering school, located in [[Gangtok]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PGD27-Mountaineering and Adventure Sports|url=https://www.services.bis.gov.in:8071/php/BIS_2.0/dgdashboard/committee_sso/composition/164|access-date=3 September 2021|website=[[Bureau of Indian Standards]], [[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kashyap|first=Aishwarya Raghu|date=2016-05-22|title=Seven off-beat courses at Indian colleges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/seven-offbeat-courses-at-indian-colleges/article8630086.ece|access-date=2021-09-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
In 1963, the ''Mountaineering Institute'' was established in [[Gangtok]] by Indian mountaineer [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&q=sonam+gyatso+mountaineering+institute&pg=PT93|title=India at 70: snapshots since Independenc|date=2017-08-23|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-86815-37-8|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2013-09-25|title=Mountaineering institute completes 50 yrs, golden jubilee celebrations held|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/mountaineering-institute-completes-50-yrs-golden-jubilee-celebrations-held-16957.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> After the demise of Gyatso in 1968, the institute was renamed ''Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute''.<ref name=":0" /> It is currently headed by former [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau (IB)]] officer [[Sonam Wangyal]] as its principal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Among first Indians to summit Mount Everest, Sonam Wangyal recounts fabled 1965 expedition on its anniversary-India News, Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/among-first-indians-to-summit-mount-everest-sonam-wangyal-recounts-fabled-1965-expedition-on-its-anniversary-8386501.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
In 1963, the ''Mountaineering Institute'' was established in [[Gangtok]] by Indian mountaineer [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&q=sonam+gyatso+mountaineering+institute&pg=PT93|title=India at 70: snapshots since Independenc|date=2017-08-23|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-86815-37-8|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2013-09-25|title=Mountaineering institute completes 50 yrs, golden jubilee celebrations held|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/mountaineering-institute-completes-50-yrs-golden-jubilee-celebrations-held-16957.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> After the demise of Gyatso in 1968, the institute was renamed ''Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute''.<ref name=":0" /> It is currently headed by former [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau (IB)]] officer [[Sonam Wangyal]] as its principal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Among first Indians to summit Mount Everest, Sonam Wangyal recounts fabled 1965 expedition on its anniversary|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/among-first-indians-to-summit-mount-everest-sonam-wangyal-recounts-fabled-1965-expedition-on-its-anniversary-8386501.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Firstpost}}</ref>


The institute is known for imparting high-altitude mountaineering training to [[Indian Army]], [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]], other paramilitary forces such as [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] and [[Assam Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonam Wangyal: From Surviving a Chinese Ambush to Standing on Mt. Everest|url=https://thewire.in/history/sonam-wangyal-from-surviving-a-chinese-ambush-to-the-nanda-devi-mission|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-01|title=By 23, This Ladakhi Had Climbed the Everest, Won Padma Shri & Battled The Chinese|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/228470/ladakh-first-indian-mount-everest-1965-itbf-sonam-wangyal-china-india-nor41/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Better India|language=en}}</ref> Also, it runs short-term courses for civilians.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student learn adventure skills at adventure tourism fest|url=http://scstsenvis.nic.in/index3.aspx?sslid=4484&subsublinkid=2654&langid=1&mid=4|access-date=2021-09-03|website=scstsenvis.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dam|first=Satyabrata|title=Want to become a mountaineer?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/want-to-become-a-mountaineer/as33499002.cms|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref>
The institute is known for imparting high-altitude mountaineering training to [[Indian Army]], [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]], other paramilitary forces such as [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] and [[Assam Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonam Wangyal: From Surviving a Chinese Ambush to Standing on Mt. Everest|url=https://thewire.in/history/sonam-wangyal-from-surviving-a-chinese-ambush-to-the-nanda-devi-mission|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-01|title=By 23, This Ladakhi Had Climbed the Everest, Won Padma Shri & Battled The Chinese|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/228470/ladakh-first-indian-mount-everest-1965-itbf-sonam-wangyal-china-india-nor41/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Better India|language=en}}</ref> Also, it runs short-term courses for civilians.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student learn adventure skills at adventure tourism fest|url=http://scstsenvis.nic.in/index3.aspx?sslid=4484&subsublinkid=2654&langid=1&mid=4|access-date=2021-09-03|website=scstsenvis.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dam|first=Satyabrata|title=Want to become a mountaineer?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/want-to-become-a-mountaineer/as33499002.cms|access-date=2021-09-03|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>


=== List of expeditions ===
=== List of expeditions ===
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* 1979 [[Siniolchu]] expedition - 20 members from the institute climbed the peak.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Club|first1=American Alpine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGmGKqbwe14C&q=%22Sonam+Gyatso+Mountaineering+Institute%22&pg=PA227|title=1995 American Alpine Journal|last2=Carter|first2=H. Adams|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-1-933056-42-5|language=en}}</ref>
* 1979 [[Siniolchu]] expedition - 20 members from the institute climbed the peak.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Club|first1=American Alpine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGmGKqbwe14C&q=%22Sonam+Gyatso+Mountaineering+Institute%22&pg=PA227|title=1995 American Alpine Journal|last2=Carter|first2=H. Adams|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-1-933056-42-5|language=en}}</ref>
*1984 [[Mount Everest]] expedition - Institute's lead instructor [[Phu Dorjee]] became the first Indian to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=How can I forget Phu Dorje|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/how-can-i-forget-phu-dorje-85880|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kohli|first=M. S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_wyAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Sonam+Gyatso+Mountaineering+Institute%22|title=Mountaineering in India|date=1989|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|language=en}}</ref>
*1984 [[Mount Everest]] expedition - Institute's lead instructor [[Phu Dorjee]] became the first Indian to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=How can I forget Phu Dorje|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/how-can-i-forget-phu-dorje-85880|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kohli|first=M. S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_wyAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Sonam+Gyatso+Mountaineering+Institute%22|title=Mountaineering in India|date=1989|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|language=en}}</ref>
*1991 [[Sanglaphu]] expedition - 11 members team from the institute made the first ascent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/48/21/expeditions-and-notes-48/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES|language=en}}</ref>  
*1991 [[Sanglaphu]] expedition - 11 members team from the institute made the first ascent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/48/21/expeditions-and-notes-48/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES|language=en}}</ref>


== Notable faculty ==
== Notable faculty ==
* [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]]
* [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]]
* [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=[[K. C. Verma|Verma]]|first=[[K. C. Verma|K. C.]]|date=4 September 2021|title=Intelligence Bureau|url=https://bprd.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/1601846638-October%20December%202012.pdf|journal=The Indian Police Journal|volume=LIX|issue=4|pages=24|issn=0537-2429}}</ref>
* [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Verma|first=K. C. |author-link=K. C. Verma|date=4 September 2021|title=Intelligence Bureau|url=https://bprd.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/1601846638-October%20December%202012.pdf|journal=The Indian Police Journal|volume=LIX|issue=4|pages=24|issn=0537-2429}}</ref>
* [[Phu Dorjee]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Phu Dorjee]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Sonam Wangyal]]
* [[Sonam Wangyal]]


== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==
* In 2016, [[Redbull]] included the institute in its list of top 10 mountaineering schools in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The best mountaineering institutes in India|url=https://www.redbull.com/in-en/mountaineering-institutes-in-india-red-bull|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Red Bull|language=en}}</ref>
* In 2016, [[Redbull]] included the institute in its list of top 10 mountaineering schools in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The best mountaineering institutes in India|url=https://www.redbull.com/in-en/mountaineering-institutes-in-india-red-bull|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Red Bull|date=8 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 28 April 2024

Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute
Address
Upper Sicheygaon, Sungava

Gangtok, Sikkim

India
Coordinates27°20′39.9″N 88°37′01.8″E / 27.344417°N 88.617167°E / 27.344417; 88.617167
Information
Founded25 September 1963
FounderSonam Gyatso
PrincipalSonam Wangyal
AffiliationGovernment of India

Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute (SGMI) is a paramilitary mountaineering school, located in Gangtok, India.[1][2]

History[edit | edit source]

In 1963, the Mountaineering Institute was established in Gangtok by Indian mountaineer Sonam Gyatso.[3][4] After the demise of Gyatso in 1968, the institute was renamed Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute.[4] It is currently headed by former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Sonam Wangyal as its principal.[5]

The institute is known for imparting high-altitude mountaineering training to Indian Army, IB, other paramilitary forces such as Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Assam Rifles.[6][7] Also, it runs short-term courses for civilians.[8][9]

List of expeditions[edit | edit source]

  • 1979 Siniolchu expedition - 20 members from the institute climbed the peak.[10]
  • 1984 Mount Everest expedition - Institute's lead instructor Phu Dorjee became the first Indian to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen.[11][12]
  • 1991 Sanglaphu expedition - 11 members team from the institute made the first ascent.[13]

Notable faculty[edit | edit source]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

  • In 2016, Redbull included the institute in its list of top 10 mountaineering schools in India.[15]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PGD27-Mountaineering and Adventure Sports". Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Kashyap, Aishwarya Raghu (2016-05-22). "Seven off-beat courses at Indian colleges". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. ↑ Dalal, Roshen (2017-08-23). India at 70: snapshots since Independenc. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-86815-37-8.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mountaineering institute completes 50 yrs, golden jubilee celebrations held". The Statesman. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Among first Indians to summit Mount Everest, Sonam Wangyal recounts fabled 1965 expedition on its anniversary". Firstpost. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Sonam Wangyal: From Surviving a Chinese Ambush to Standing on Mt. Everest". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  7. ↑ "By 23, This Ladakhi Had Climbed the Everest, Won Padma Shri & Battled The Chinese". The Better India. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Student learn adventure skills at adventure tourism fest". scstsenvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  9. ↑ Dam, Satyabrata. "Want to become a mountaineer?". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  10. ↑ Club, American Alpine; Carter, H. Adams. 1995 American Alpine Journal. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-933056-42-5.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Service, Tribune News. "How can I forget Phu Dorje". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  12. ↑ Kohli, M. S. (1989). Mountaineering in India. Vikas Publishing House.
  13. ↑ "The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES". The HJ/48/21 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  14. ↑ Verma, K. C. (4 September 2021). "Intelligence Bureau" (PDF). The Indian Police Journal. LIX (4): 24. ISSN 0537-2429.
  15. ↑ "The best mountaineering institutes in India". Red Bull. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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