Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) is India's apex national body, regulating Mountaineering in the Indian Himalaya, with the objective of organising, supporting and providing a base for expeditions for mountaineering, skiing, rock climbing, trekking at high altitudes, and to promote, encourage, support and execute schemes for related adventure activities and environmental protection work in the Himalaya.
IMF co-ordinates climbing in the Indian Himalaya, organises national and international conferences, training / environment-cleaning camps and climbing competitions.
Very nice presentation, but there are a couple minor errors regarding the US expedition in 1976. First, you state that John Roskelley summited Nanda Devi 5 days after Ms. Nanda Devi Unsoeld died on the mountain. (30:15 to 30:40) In fact, John (and 2 others) summited on September 1, 1976, and Ms. Unsoeld died a week later, on September 8. Second, you state that Ms. Unsoeld's father, Willi, was so upset about the loss of his daughter, that he was found dead two years later at the bottom of a rock, perhaps by accident or suicide. (31:05 to 31:20). In fact, Willi died in a snow avalanche on Mt. Rainier, while leading a group of 20 or so students from the college where he was a professor. We cannot know whether he was suicidal at the moment in time, but it is more reasonable to conclude he was taking his leadership role seriously, and was trying to get everyone to safety in a winter storm, including himself. His group was quite close to a well-established mountain cabin (Camp Muir) when the avalanche struck. Willi decided to take a shorter, though more risky, route to safety. (One of his students died in the same avalanche; the others survived). A prior commenter, Mr. Langlois, makes a similar point.
Please forgive me. Willi Unsoeld was killed on Mt Rainier in an avalanche while leading a group of college students down in a snowstorm Not suicide. I was on Mt Rainier that day. I worked for the Park Service and am well aware of the circumstances.. He may have made a poor decision but it was not suicide.
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Great to see so much unknown area..!! Thanks a lot for this valuable information. Haven't seen these treks on any known platforms. Do these treks need special permits?
It should be really only tourist access and water concern projects areas. Rest of India is already a concrete mess jungle : Eroded mountain , erosion soils, lost ecosystems, artificial Nature.
Thank you very much #MickFowler for sharing the memorable moments of your climbing to the Shiva Peak of Pangi Valley. I have always been interested in knowing a deeper insight into this peak since it's a very sacred place for Pangwals, the people of Pangi valley. I feel blessed and fortunate to see the detailed closer view of Shiva peak and you beautifully named it "Prow of Shiva". Salute to your victorious climbing and visiting the valley... Thanks a lot.
Thank you Mr. Mishra for an extremely well put-together, informative and insightful presentation. I look forward to your future explorations as an armchair admirer of the Himalayas from afar.
Pranaam Harish Sir, I am grand son of Late shree Nanda Singh Chauhan from Bhyundar village. I have the pic of my Dada ji which you clicked enroute to ghangharia. In 2015 June I also got the opportunity to visit Saraon Pataal meadow with study team. I was in team as a photographer. Nice to see this series. Thanks and pranaam.
I saw this mountain from a flight and sought to find which one it is, and now I'm here listening to an amazing narration about the epic climb of a very difficult route. Such a beautiful pointy peak. Marvellous.
Marvelous climb to the summit ! Truly inspiring. Like the fact that the team used natural features of the mountain and did the actual climbing. Lovely !
