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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Indian Mountaineering Foundation<br />
| native_name = Sponsoring Committee of Everest Expedition<br />
| native_name_lang = English<br />
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| abbreviation = IMF<br />
| formation = <!-- use {{start date and age|df=yes|1961|11|03}} --><br />
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| founding_location = [[Delhi]], India<br />
| purpose = [[Mountaineering]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Delhi]], India<br />
| location = [[Delhi]], India<br />
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| leader_title = President<br />
| leader_name = Brig. Ashok Abbey<br />
| leader_title2 = Vice Presidents<br />
| leader_name2 = Rita Gombu Marwah <br><br />
Prof. Harshwanti Bisht<br />
| leader_title3 = Honorary Secretary<br />
| leader_name3 = Col. S. P. Malik<br />
| leader_title4 = Honorary Treasurer<br />
| leader_name4 = S. Bhattacharjee<br />
| board_of_directors = Reena Kaushal Dharamshaktu, Col. Vijay Singh, M R Vijayaraghavan, Dhruv Joshi, Wallambok Lyngdoh, Prem Singh, Wg. Cdr. T Sridharan, Deepu Sharma, Col. J S Dhillon, Debraj Dutta, Lt. Col. M S Chauhan<br />
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'''Ex-Officio Members'''<br><br />
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India<br />
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Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India<br />
| website = https://www.indmount.org/IMF/welcome<br />
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'''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 promote and encourage schemes for related adventure activities and environmental protection work in the [[Indian Himalayas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/at-11-vaassangyaan-chaudhary-world-youngest-mountaineer-climb-ladakh-stok-kangri-peak-2849771/|title=At 11, Vaassangyaan Chaudhary is the world's youngest to climb Stok Kangri peak|date=13 June 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arunachaltimes.in/all-women-mountaineering-team-scales-two-peaks/ | title=All women mountaineering team scales two peaks |work= Arunachal Times| date=27 October 2016 | access-date=13 December 2017 | location=[[Itanagar]]| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202110456/http://www.arunachaltimes.in/all-women-mountaineering-team-scales-two-peaks/| archive-date= 2 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/2-from-Kolkata-turn-mountain-leaders-after-Alpine-course/articleshow/54023077.cms|title=2 from Kolkata turn mountain leaders after Alpine course |work= [[Times of India]]|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebmc.co.uk/indian-mountaineering-federation-apex-newsletter-volume-3|title=What's new in the Indian Himalaya: May 2016 | author=Tony Ryan |date= 7 May 2016|website=Apex, the newsletter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation| publisher=[[The British Mountaineering Council]] |access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> IMF has organized many expeditions to the high peaks in the Himalayas including [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160611/jsp/odisha/story_90539.jsp|title=Odds even out on Everest|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]| authors=Jhinuk Mazumdar and Anwesha Ambaly|date= 11 June 2016|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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==History of IMF==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/news/golden-jubilee-of-first-indian-ascent-of-mt-everest-1965-in-mumbai/|title=Golden Jubilee of First Indian Ascent of Mt Everest 1965 |website=The Himalayan Club|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Origin and Objective"/><br />
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==Alternative names==<br />
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.<ref name="Origin and Objective">{{cite web | url=https://www.indmount.org/IMF/welcome | title=Origin and Objective | publisher=IMF | access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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==IMF Mountain Film Festival==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indmount.org/FormAdmin/201609210733089918_IMF%20Mountain%20Movie%20Festival%202017.pdf | title=IMF Mountain Movie Festival 2017 | publisher=Indian Mountaineering Foundation | access-date=13 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215120857/https://indmount.org/FormAdmin/201609210733089918_IMF%20Mountain%20Movie%20Festival%202017.pdf| archive-date= 15 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film festival takes place at the campus of Indian Mountaineering Foundation in [[New Delhi]], India.<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/mountain-film-festival-imf-screens--33-short-adventure-sports-movies.html | title=Mountain Film Festival: IMF screens 33 short adventure sports movies | work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] | date=13 February 2017 | access-date=13 December 2017 | author=Laleria, Tushar Kumar | location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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Climbing Wall, Indian Mountaineering Federation center, New Delhi 1.jpg|Climbing walls at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation center in [[New Delhi]]<br />
Climbing Wall, Indian Mountaineering Federation center, New Delhi.jpg|Climbing walls at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation center in [[New Delhi]]<br />
Indian Mountaineering Foundation 1983 stamp of India.jpg|1983 stamp dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Indian Mountaineering Foundation}}<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.indmount.org}}<br />
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[[Category:Mountaineering in India]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]<br />
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