Scaling
the Himalayas is the
ultimate challenge of any climber. Thousands come every year, hoping to turn
to reality their long-cherished dream of looking down at the world from atop
its lofty peaks. We at India Insight provide ground support to these
climbing expeditions. Over the last few years, we have successfully handled
some major climbing expeditions to some of the highest mountains in the
Indian subcontinent.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR CLIMBING
EXPEDITIONS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYAS Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Foreigners’ (Exemption) Order, 1957 dated 9.1.1957 no
foreigner or group of foreigners shall climb or attempt to climb any
mountain peak in India without obtaining the prior permission in writing of
the Central Government on an application made in that behalf through the
Indian Mountaineering Foundation and without complying with such conditions,
including specification of route to be followed, accompaniment by a Liaison
Officer, use of photographic and wireless communication equipment as may be
laid down in this behalf.
If any person contravenes the provisions
of this Act or of any order made thereunder, or any direction given in
pursuance of this act or such order, he shall be punished with punishment
for a term which may extend to five years and shall be liable to fine, and
if such person has entered into a bond in pursuance of clause (f) of
sub-Section (2) of section 3, his bond shall be forfeited, and any person
bound thereby shall pay the penalty thereof, or show cause to the
satisfaction of the convicting court why such penalty should not be paid.
All expedition teams are advised to plan their expeditions in such
a manner that the schedule or route is not changed and leader/members are
not added or substituted at a later date. It may be noted that any change in
the schedule or route and addition/substitution would entail a further delay
of up to one month in issuing permits. However, deletion of names from
planned list does not pose any problem, hence the need for keeping adequate
number of reserves is emphasised. Other points for consideration are :-
(i)
Carefully go through the Brochure issued by the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation (IMF).
(ii) Collect all relevant data and useful information
about India in general and peak to be climbed in particular.
(iii) In
case of difficulty, approach IMF for information and copy of report of
successful expedition concerned of yesteryears.
(iv) Peaks can be
booked and expeditions mounted directly by the leader of the expedition team
It will facilitate processing, if application along with required
documents, is sent to the IMF,
at least three months before the proposed
date of arrival of the expedition to India. If the required details are
not received at least three months before the date of arrival of the party,
grant of the permit from Govt. of India and issue of `X' Mountaineering Visa
by Indian Embassy/High Commission abroad may get delayed. Also, if any
particular detail required in the application form is not correctly
furnished, the expedition application will not be processed.
MOUNTAIN
SAFETY / PROTECTION Members of the expedition are advised :-
(i)
To get themselves medically examined before starting on the journey.
(ii)
To ensure that at least one or two members of the expedition have experience
of high altitude climbing.
(iii) To bring wireless sets with them or
take on hire from IMF, for communication between camps on the mountain and
the base camp.
(iv) To bring radio receiving sets in case weather
forecasts by the All India Radio are required to be arranged by the IMF.
(v) To ensure that environment safeguards are implemented in their
programme so that the area and peak visited by them suffers no damage, and
is left clean for subsequent expeditions.
ASSISTANCE
FROM STATE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES On arrival at the last district
or sub-division of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, the leader and the Liaison Officer must report
to the District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner or the sub-divisional officer
and Superintendent of Police and the Army's formation headquarters.
Expeditions are advised not to engage porters by direct negotiations with
them. The district authorities will endeavour to help in engaging porters
for expedition, at the prescribed rates and the Liaison Officer will assist
in this task.
INSURANCE COVER Members of the
expedition must have insurance cover for accident risks and ground/
helicopter search and rescue. A copy of the insurance policy is required to
be handed over to the IMF at the time of briefing of the expedition in New
Delhi. This insurance policy should have a clause that in the event of an
accident, all charges connected with ground/helicopter search and rescue
would be borne by the expedition team. Besides, it should have a special
clause of letter of credit stating that US$ 6000 will be immediately paid to
IMF in the event of ground/helicopter search and rescue mission undertaken
by the Indian Air Force
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Peaks of Himachal Region (5470 Mtr - 6517Mtr)
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