Indian Mountaineering Foundation
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| Sport | Mountaineering |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Abbreviation | IMF |
| Founded | 3 November 1961 |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
| President | Col. Vijay Singh (VSM) |
| Vice president | Shri M R Vijayaraghavan |
| Secretary | Shri Keerthi Pais |
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Indian Mountaineering Foundation is an apex national body which organize and support, Mountaineering, 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. IMF has organized many expeditions to the high peaks in the Himalayas including Mount Everest.. The IMF also regulates as well as authenticates climbing for foreigners and India climbers all along the Indian Himalayas. Is an active members of UIAA as well UAAA. IMF also promotes Sport Climbing in India as its National Federation for Sport Climbing and is a member of World Climbing and World Climbing Asia.
Col Vijay Singh VSM is the President and Shri Keerthi Pais is the Secretary of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
The IMF headquarter is based in New Delhi with its zonal setups in seven zones spread across the country.
History of IMF
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.[1] 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.[2]
Alternative names
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.[2]
IMF Mountain Film Festival
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.[3] 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.[4]
Climbing walls at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation center in New Delhi
Climbing walls at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation center in New Delhi
1983 stamp dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation
List of National Sports award recipients in Mountaineering, showing the year, award, and gender
| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | H. P. S. Ahluwalia | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | C. Balakrishanan | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | G. S. Bhangu | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | A. K. Chakravarty | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Avtar Singh Cheema | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Nawang Gombu | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Sonam Gyatso | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | J. C. Joshi | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Ang Kami | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Mohan Singh Kohli | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Narendra Kumar | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Mulkh Raj | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | B. N. Rana | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | B. P. Singh | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Gurdial Singh | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | D. V. Telang | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Chandra Prakash Vohra | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1965 | Sonam Wangyal | Arjuna Award (Group) | Male |
| 1981 | Chandraprabha Aitwal | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1981 | Harshwanti Bisht | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1981 | B. S. Sandhu | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1981 | Rekha Sharma | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1984 | D. K. Khullar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1984 | Bachendri Pal | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1985 | Phu Dorjee | Arjuna Award | Male |
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
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