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| motto = May (YOU) Climb from Peak to Peak<br />
| address = Jawahar Parbat, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101<br />
| city = Darjeeling, West Bengal<br />
| country = India<br />
| founded = 4th November, 1954<br />
| founder = Jawaharlal Nehru, Tenzing Norgay<br />
| principal = Gp Capt Jai Kishan<br />
| enrolment = 45,000<br />
| sports = Mountaineering<br />
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The '''Himalayan Mountaineering Institute''' (HMI Darjeeling) was established in [[Darjeeling]], [[India]] on 4 November 1954<ref name="Kapadia2001">{{cite book|author=Harish Kapadia|title=Across Peaks & Passes in Darjeeling & Sikkim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o1RvlfeEG1AC|year=2001|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-126-9|page=64}}</ref> 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 Darjeeling. [[Narendra Dhar Jayal]], the pioneer of [[Mountaineering in India|Indian Mountaineering]], was the founding principal of the institute. Tenzing Norgay was the first director of field training for HMI. The buildings for the Institute were designed by the architect Joseph Allen Stein, then teaching at the Bengal Engineering College near Calcutta. It was the first building in a career in India that lasted half a century.<br />
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HMI regularly conducts ''Adventure'', ''Basic'' and ''Advanced Mountaineering'' courses. These are very comprehensive courses. They are also highly subsidised to encourage mountaineering as a sport.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Tenzing Norgay became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in [[Darjeeling]], when it was set up in 1954.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Statue of Tenzing Norgay atHimalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling West Bengal India (3).jpg|Tenzing Memorial<br />
File:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling West Bengal India (5).JPG|Tenzing Memorial<br />
File:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling West Bengal India (6).JPG|Tenzing Memorial<br />
File:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling West Bengal India (7).JPG|Museum<br />
File:Tenjing Rock Darjeeling West Bengal India.JPG|Tenzing Rock<br />
File:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute "May (You) Climb from Peak to Peak".jpg|May (You) Climb From Peak To Peak<br />
File:PNH Zoo & HMI.jpg|Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling<br />
File:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.jpg|Signage near Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India.<br />
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== Alumni ==<br />
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* Col [[Narendra Kumar (mountaineer)|Narendra Kumar]]<br />
*[[Archana Sardana]]<br />
* [[Malavath Purna]]<br />
* [[Harshvardhan Joshi]]<br />
* [[Satyarup Siddhanta]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit|Poorna: Hindi language biographical adventure film.]]<br />
*[[Chennai Trekking Club]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.hmidarjeeling.com/ Official website]<br />
*[https://northbengaltourism.com/himalayan-mountaineering-institute-darjeeling/ About Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.]<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Darjeeling]]<br />
[[Category:Mountaineering in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Darjeeling]]<br />
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