Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

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Address
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. The first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary sparked a keen interest in establishing mountaineering as a well-respected endeavour for people in the region. With the impetus provided by the first 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, then teaching 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.

History[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

  • 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.

Alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Harish Kapadia (2001). Across Peaks & Passes in Darjeeling & Sikkim. Indus Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-7387-126-9.

External links[edit]

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