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{{Infobox event|title=2022 Uttarakhand avalanche|image=DraupadiKaDanda-HimalayanPeak-Garhwal,India.jpg|date=4 October 2022|Location=[[Uttarakhand, India]]|reported deaths=27}}<br />
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On 4 October 2022, an avalanche at the [[Draupadi Ka Danda]] peak in [[Uttarakhand]], India killed 27 mountaineers in the Advanced Mountaineering Course of the [[Nehru Institute of Mountaineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttarakhand: One more body of mountaineer retrieved from avalanche site, death toll rises to 27 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/uttarakhand-one-more-body-of-mountaineer-retrieved-from-avalanche-site-death-toll-rises-to-27/cid/1890909 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The death toll makes this the worst mountaineering disaster recorded in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MASIH |first=ARCHANA |title=India's Worst Mountaineering Tragedy |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/indias-worst-mountaineering-tragedy/20221010.htm |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> 24 of the bodies were of trainee mountaineers and 2 were of their instructors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2022 |title=Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy: 10 more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 26 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/Oct/07/uttarakhand-avalanche-tragedy-10-more-bodies-recovered-toll-climbs-to-26-2505672.html |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> {{As of|2024|3|7}}, one mountaineer is still missing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=7 March 2024 |title=Uttarakhand: Unclimbed Peaks to Be Named After Mountaineers Died in Draupadi Ka Danda Avalanche |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/unclimbed-peaks-to-be-named-after-mountaineers-died-in-draupadi-ka-danda-avalanche-enn24030705836 |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=ETV Bharat}}</ref><br />
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Mountaineers at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering announced that they will climb 11 previously unclimbed mountain peaks as a tribute to the victims of the avalanche.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Disasters in Uttarakhand}}<br />
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[[Category:2022 natural disasters]]<br />
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[[Category:2020s avalanches]]<br />
[[Category:2022 disasters in India]]<br />
[[Category:October 2022 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mountaineering disasters]]<br />
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