Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, West Bengal, India

4.5 (1.339 reviews) Spent Ranking #4 in West Bengal Speciality Museums • Educational sites

For Mountaineering Students But..

Just at the end of the zoo, one can find the HMI Darjeeling and there is no entry fee for this. You will find a statue of Tenzing Norge and a Museum. This place is mainly for aspiring Students interested in Mountaineering and we found a group of young boys and girls just completed a training and waiting for their certificate. Tourists can try four types of adventure games for total Rs 100/- which we did and it was great. There is a eating place inside to have food which is quite good. We had Darjeeling tea with French fries which was fantastic considering the chill outside. Altogether, you will love this.
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Address

Jawahar Parvat, Darjeeling, Darjeeling 734101 India

Mobile

+91 354 225 4087

Website

http://www.hmi-darjeeling.com/

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Monday, May 13, 2024, 23:30

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4.5 based on (1.339 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5ariEE 5:00 PM May 12, 2022
    Journey to the mountains
    This is an Institution as well as inspiration for those who are dreaming to climb mountains. After achieving the impossible Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary decided to inspire people by establishing the first institute of HMI at Darjeeling in 1954. A part of this institition is a museum consists of preserved teeth and skull bones of those who became victims of uncertainity and extremely resilient journey to the upwards. It is based on the equipments, Vest, hat, oxygen cyllinders of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary which were used for climbing the mount Everest. There is also a perfect model of all the himalayan mountain picks with its name and hight. Overall it is a very enthusiastic and interesting tourist place.
  • 4SomBlr 5:00 PM Oct 8, 2022
    Easy visit from the zoo
    We went to the Museum rather than the Institute itself. (The Institute has some climbing activities, for a small price, and a 'Tenzing Rock' etc). The Museum is educative, with many artefacts and photographs from the pioneering expeditions in the Himalayan mountains - the world's widest such expanse. There is a unique scale model of the Himalayan range, which gives a 3D perspective of the relative locations of Everest, Kanchenjunga and Darjeeling. On display are a lot of equipment - mostly old. Each climber had a personal booklet as a checklist of all that they were to carry - showed meticulous planning. And each expedition had a huge number of unsung sherpas to carry the equipment.

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