Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

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

Darjeeling, West Bengal

India
Information
MottoMay (YOU) Climb from Peak to Peak
Founded4 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.

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