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The new President of IMF is Shri DVLN Ramakrishna Rao. He was elected by the General Body on 14th November

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF)

Celebrating 50 Glorious Years

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) is an apex national body. It has the objective of organising, supporting and providing a base for expeditions for mountaineering, skiing, rock climbing and trekking at high altitudes. It promotes, encourages, supports and executes...

IMF Elections

Shri DVLN Ramakrishna Rao was elected to the office of President, IMF at the Annual General Meeting held on 14 November 2009. Major HPS Ahluwalia is the outgoing President.

The Governing Council was also elected (Click Here to See List)

NEWS: (27 Nov 2009)

The President-IMF appoints following members as office bearers:

(a)Vice Presidents 1. Shri D K Arya 2. Shri S P Chamoli
(b)Hony Secretary Col H S Chauhan
(c)Hony Treasurer Wg Cdr T Sridharan
(d)Hony FA Shri L K Malhotra

UIAA Mountain Ethics Declaration

The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation has release its document known as the UIAA Mountain Ethics Declaration. This declaration was unanimously accepted by the General Assembly of the UIAA in Porto, Portugal in October 2009. (Click Here to See the Document)

TERI and IMF join hands to encourage glacier studies in India

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and IMF (Indian Mountaineering Foundation) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to study, preserve and safeguard the Himalayan glaciers under the National Mission of Sustaining the Himalayan Eco- system (NAPCC). Present on the occasion were Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General TERI, Prof Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Padmashri and Senior Fellow TERI and Major H P S Ahluwalia, President IMF among other distinguished guests. Read more...

Climate Change

IMF has installed its first weather station for time series data collection at.....for more ( click here )

Rescue on Everest

For full story and pictures (Click Here)

Expeditions in the Year 2008 ( A Compilation by Harish Kapadia)

New ascents, high peaks, exploration of new areas and most importantly, challenging climbs by Indian mountaineers- all were part of the 2008 season in the Indian Himalaya. This year will be remembered for some energetic climbs and a rather settled weather. (Read more)..... and (Photos here)...

IMF Expeditions for the years 2008 and 2009

IMF organised a number of expeditons in these two years, click here to find out about these expeditions. If you need more details, write to expeditions@indmount .org on how you could learn more. (CLICK HERE)

New Medical Paper on mortality among Everest climbers

(New Insights into extreme altitude climbing)

By : Paul Firth, MBChB, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

I was asked by a member of the IMF to submit a brief discussion of a recent medical study performed about deaths on Mount Everest. Some years ago I was in Delhi and was pleased to be able to visit the headquarters of the IMF. I was impressed with the library and the IMF commitment to helping climbers from around the world. I also appreciated the extensive information that was available, data that can help to improve the safety of climbers. In my early years I was a member of the Mountain Club of South Africa; now that I live in Boston I am now a member of the American Alpine Club. I think climbing associations are vital to further the aims of mountaineering, so I am pleased to provide some information to further the IMF’s goals and help improve the safety and enjoyment of climbers.