Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Indian Mountaineering Foundation
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SportMountaineering
JurisdictionIndia
AbbreviationIMF
Founded3 November 1961; 63 years ago (1961-11-03)
HeadquartersDelhi, India
PresidentCol. Vijay Singh (VSM)
Vice president(s)Sukhinder S Sandhu, IDAS (Retd)
M R Vijayaraghavan
SecretaryKeerthi Pais
Other key staff
  • Maj K S Dhami (Treasurer)
  • Board of directors
    • Prem Singh
    • Gp Capt R C Tripathi
    • Bhaskar Das
    • Harish Joshi
    • Ranveer Singh Negi
    • Harbhajan Singh
    • K Saraswati
    • Sorab Darius Gandhi
    • Wallambok Lyngdoh
    • Ex-Officio Members
      • Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
      • Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India
Official website
www.indmount.org/IMF/welcome
India

Indian Mountaineering Foundation is an apex national body which organize and support, mountaineering and rock climbing expeditions at high altitudes in the Himalayas. The organization also promotes and encourages schemes for related adventure activities and environment-protection work in the Indian Himalayas.[1][2][3][4] IMF has organized many expeditions to the high peaks in the Himalayas including Mount Everest.[5]

  1. ^ "At 11, Vaassangyaan Chaudhary is the world's youngest to climb Stok Kangri peak". The Indian Express. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ "All women mountaineering team scales two peaks". Arunachal Times. Itanagar. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "2 from Kolkata turn mountain leaders after Alpine course". Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ Tony Ryan (7 May 2016). "What's new in the Indian Himalaya: May 2016". Apex, the newsletter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation. The British Mountaineering Council. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ Jhinuk Mazumdar; Anwesha Ambaly (11 June 2016). "Odds even out on Everest". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.