Indian_Mountaineering_Foundation
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]
Sponsoring Committee of Everest Expedition | |
Indian Mountaineering Foundation Logo | |
| Abbreviation | IMF |
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| Founded at | Delhi, India |
| Purpose | Mountaineering |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
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President | Col. Vijay Singh (VSM) |
Vice Presidents | Shri Sukhinder S Sandhu, IDAS (Retd), Shri M R Vijayaraghavan |
Honorary Secretary | Shri Keerthi Pais |
Honorary Treasurer | Maj K S Dhami |
| Shri Prem Singh, Gp Capt R C Tripathi, Shri Bhaskar Das, Shri Harish Joshi, Shri Ranveer Singh Negi, Shri Harbhajan Singh, Ms K Saraswati, Shri Sorab Darius N Gandhi, Shri Wallambok Lyngdoh
Ex-Officio Members | |
| Website | https://www.indmount.org/IMF/welcome |
The first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay generated interest in mountaineering in India which led to the establishment of Indian mountaineering Foundation.[6] IMF was formed in 1957 as the Sponsoring Committee of the Cho Oyu Expedition. The foundation was registered on 3 November 1961 and the new building was inaugurated by Indira Gandhi in 1980, then Prime Minister of India.[7]
In 1959, the organization changed its name to the Sponsoring Committee of Everest Expedition and in the following year it was changed to Sponsoring Committee for Mountaineering Expeditions. On 15 January 1961 it was established as the Indian Mountaineering Foundation with its headquarters in Mumbai, India.[7]
The IMF Mountain Film Festival is a mountain film festival organized by Indian Mountaineering Foundation, India. This competitive event showcases adventure films shot in the Himalayas.[8] The film festival takes place at the campus of Indian Mountaineering Foundation in New Delhi, India.
The festival is directed by Maninder Kohli, son of the legendary Himalayan mountaineer, Capt. Mohan Singh Kohli who was a member of India's first expedition to the summit of Everest in 1965. Capt. Mohan Kohli was the President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from 1989 to 1993.[9]
- "At 11, Vaassangyaan Chaudhary is the world's youngest to climb Stok Kangri peak". The Indian Express. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "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.
- "2 from Kolkata turn mountain leaders after Alpine course". Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Golden Jubilee of First Indian Ascent of Mt Everest 1965". The Himalayan Club. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Origin and Objective". IMF. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "IMF Mountain Movie Festival 2017" (PDF). Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Laleria, Tushar Kumar (13 February 2017). "Mountain Film Festival: IMF screens 33 short adventure sports movies". The Pioneer. New Delhi. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
