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Himalayan Mountaineering Institute or HMI

May 15, 2008

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute or HMI is atop Birch Hill (Jawahar Parbat) and was founded in 1954 by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The legendary Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (the first man to successfully climb Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary) was the first Director of Field Training at HMI. His grave is located here making the HMI a place of pilgrimage for all climbing and mountaineering enthusiasts.

HMI has a mountaineering museum with a collection of historic mountaineering equipment, Himalayan flora and fauna plus a model of the Himalayan range. The institute is also a reputed school for mountaineers and has a hostel to house its students.

The entry to HMI is via Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and is easily accessible by foot. The opening hours are 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm.

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Written by Dipankar · Filed Under Tourist Attractions 

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3 Responses to “Himalayan Mountaineering Institute or HMI”

  1. soumya banerjee on September 8th, 2008 2:48 pm

    Dear sir,

    I am very much interested to complete the courses offered by HMI.I am presently doing my MBA from VISVA–BHARATI.From my childhood ,I have dreamt
    a dream that i will be in top place of this earth.

    So,you are requsted me about the course fees and detail information of this course.

    yours faithfully
    Soumya Banerjee

  2. ABHIJIT SUBHASH LOKARE on September 15th, 2008 12:13 pm

    my life in mountaineering

  3. arindam nath sarkar on September 28th, 2008 8:38 am

    I LOVE HIMALAYA,I DREAM,I NEED THE BLESSING OF KANCHENJUNGHA,I WANT TO TOUCH THE LEG OF CHOMULONGMA

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