About: Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

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The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 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

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  • Das Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) (deutsch Institut für Bergsteigen im Himalaja) dient der Förderung des Bergsteigens im Himalaja. (de)
  • The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 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. (en)
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  • Jawahar Parbat, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101 (en)
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  • 1954-11-04 (xsd:date)
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  • 1954-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • May (YOU) Climb from Peak to Peak
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  • Jawahar Parbat, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101 (en)
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  • Darjeeling, West Bengal (en)
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  • India (en)
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  • 45000 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1954-11-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Tenzing Norgay (en)
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  • May Climb from Peak to Peak (en)
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  • Gp Capt Jai Kishan (en)
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  • Mountaineering (en)
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  • Das Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) (deutsch Institut für Bergsteigen im Himalaja) dient der Förderung des Bergsteigens im Himalaja. (de)
  • The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 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 (en)
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  • Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (de)
  • Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (en)
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