New Delhi, July 25 -- Mountaineering is the ideal activity to connect with nature, learn life skills, get fit and de stress. India offers immense opportunity for mountaineering as the country hosts more than 70 per cent of the gigantic Himalayan mountain chain. India has several mountaineering institutes both government and private, we list the best five institutes that offer quality training and are managed by the Ministry of Defence.
1) Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling, West Bengal: Is the oldest institute, it was established on November 4, 1954 to commemorate the successful first ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. The duo achieved the feat on May 29, 1953. The HMI offers courses like Adve...