Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
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The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) was created on November 4, 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 the Darjeeling region of the country, at an elevation of approx 2100m/6900ft). Tenzing would become the first director of field training for HMI.
HMI regularly conducts Adventure, Basic and Advanced Moutaineering course. These are very comprehensive courses. They are also highly subsidised to encourage mountaineering as a sport.
