CLUB PROCEEDINGS, 1978

The Fiftieth Annual General Meeting was held on 20 December 1978 at Scindia House, Ballard Estate, Bombay 400038. The following names were proposed and elected at the meeting:

OFFICERS

President A. D. Moddie
Vice-Presidents N. D. Jayal
R. E. Hawkins
K. K. Guha
Honorary Treasurer A. B. Ghoshal
Honorary Secretary J. C. Nanavati
   
Honorary Local Secretaries
Nepal M. J. Cheney
India :
Almora
N. B. Parekh
Calcutta Nitai Ray
Darjeeling E. D. Avari
Delhi Sudhir Sahi
Kulu John Banon
Pakistan Col. E. Goodwin
Australia & New Zealand W.M.M. Deacock
Austria Dr. A. Diemberger
Czechoslovakia V. Smida
Great Britain V. S. Risoe, M.B.E
Japan Y. Mita
Italy Prof. Ardito Desio
Spain Jose Paytubi
Switzerland E. A. Bolinder
West Germany Hans-Dieter Greul
U.S.A. : East A. J. Kauffman
Midwest A. D. Black
West Nicholas Clinch

 

Members of Committee

F. C. Badhwar, Esq., O.B.E. M. H. Mehta
J. T. M. Gibson, O.B.E. K. N. Naoroji
Harish Kapadia G. Ramchandani
Capt. M. S. Kohli, I.N.,A.V.S.M. P. A. Shah
M. H. Mehta Cdr. Joginder Singh

 

Additional Members of Balloting Committee

R. E. Hotz
Dr H. V. R. Iengar
Prof. C. K. Mitra

 

Other Appointments:

Honorary Editor .. .. S. S. Mehta, Esq.
Honorary Asstt. Editor .. .. R. E. Hawkins
Harish Kapadia
Honorary Librarian .. .. S. Sahi
Honorary Equipment Officer .. .. Hon. Secretary at Bombay and Hon, Local Secretaries at Calcutta and Delhi

 

It is with deep regret that we record the death of the following members :

Mr C. R. Agar (L. 1937)
Mr E. V. B. Britter (L. 1950)
Mr J. W. Green (O. 1951)
Edward M. Groth (O. 1935)
Maj. K. C. Hadow (L. 1929, O.M.C. 1927)
Mr. B. N. Tattersall, (O. 1952)

 

Donation

The total expenditure on the Golden Jubilee Celebrations at Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi amounted to Rs. 31,251. The Club is grateful to the Indian Mountaineering Foundation for granting a donation of Rs. 7,500 towards the Jubilee expenditure. The sale of photographs at Bombay exhibition brought Rs. 4,305 leaving net outgoings on account of Jubilee expenditure Rs. 19,446.

Grindlays Bank Mountain Scholarship

Through the good offices of our Committee Member, M. H. Mehta, an appeal was made to Mr K. Warner, Regional Director*, South Asia, Grindlays Bank Ltd, for constituting a scholarship to deserving young persons for training in mountaineering in India. The Grindlays Bank Ltd have accordingly donated Rs. 50,000, the investment income from which will be utilized for granting 'Grindlays Bank Mountain Scholarships'. Detailed rules concerning the said scholarship schemo have been formulated, the salient features being —

The Scholarships will be awarded :

  1. for the purpose of training at any recognized mountaineering institute in India ;
  2. to give assistance to individuals for exploration, study (ecological, zoological, botanical, geological or sociological) or climbing in the Himalaya and adjoining mountain ranges.

The scholarships will be open to deserving persons between the ages of 18 and .45 years. In accordance with the current Foreign Exchange regulation, a 'Scholarship' can be awarded only to Indian Nationals resident in India.

Income-tax Exemption

In addition to the exemption under Section 80G of the Income- tax Act, the Club has secured an exemption under Section 10 (23). Thus, all income of the Club will be exempt from tax as the Club has been approved by the Government of India as an organization promoting an approved sport.

Sectional Activities

Golden Jubilee celebrations at Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi and London are reported in Vol. XXXV. Other activities for the year are mentioned below r

Bombay

27 July : Harish Kapadia showed slides covering Passes, Places and People, during his 375 kilometre trek in North-East Nepal during May 1978. The trek covered the 'Sherpa Trail' from Kathmandu to Solu Khumbu and to Darjeeling.

10 August : Prof. A. R. Chandekar gave a slide-illustrated talk on 1978 Jogin III expedition which climbed the 20,065 ft peak.

28 August : With the kind courtesy of the British Council, the film 'Everest the Hard Way' was screened. The film depicts Chris Bonington's successful expedition in 1975.

18 September : Mrs Leela Dayal exhibited objects of art and craft to show the affinity between the art and culture of South East Asia and the Himalayan region. The exhibition remained open for two days. It was held under joint auspices with the Row Dayal Trust.

20 December: J. C. Nanavati showed slides of the successful 1966 Indo-British expedition to Hanuman Tibba.

Delhi

21 May : A reception was held at the Austrian Embassy to felicitate Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler who were returning after climbing Everest without oxygen.

3 June : Lute Jerstad spoke on 'Upper Ganges Boat Expedition 1977' accompanied by slides. The expedition came down in rubber boats from Alaknanda through Chamoli to Deo Prayag.

 

CLUB PROCEEDINGS, 1979

The Fifty-first Annual General Meeting was held on 15 February 1980, at Scindia House, Ballard Estate, Bombay 400 038. The following names were proposed and elected at the meeting :

President A. D. Moddie
Vice-Presidents N. D. Jayal
R. E. Hawkins
K. K. Guha
Honorary Treasurer A. B. Ghoshal
Honorary Secretary J. C. Nanavati
   
Honorary Local Secretaries
Nepal M. J. Cheney
India :
Almora
N. B. Parekh
Bombay Vivek Matthai
Calcutta Nitai Ray
Delhi Sudhir Sahi
Garhwal Lt. Col. B. S. Sandhu
Kulu John Banon
Kumaon N. B. Parekh
Kashmir Sat Paul Sahni
Sikkim E. D. Avari
Pakistan Col. E. Goodwin
Australia & New Zealand Maj. W.M.M. Deacock
Austria Dr. A. Diemberger
Czechoslovakia V. Smida
Great Britain V. S. Risoe, M.B.E
Japan Y. Mita
Italy Prof. Ardito Desio
Spain Jose Paytubi
Switzerland E. A. Bolinder
West Germany Hans-Dieter Greul
U.S.A. : East A. J. Kauffman
West Nicholas Clinch

 

Members of Committee

F. C. Badhwar, Esq., O.B.E. S. P. Mahadevia
C. D. Danthi M. H. Mehta
J. T. M. Gibson, O.B.E. K. N. Naoroji
Harish Kapadia P. A. Shah
Capt. M. S. Kohli, I.N., AVSM Cdr. Joginder Singh

 

Additional Members of Balloting Committee

R. E. Hotz
Dr H. V. R. Iengar
Prof. C. K. Mitra

 

Other Appointments:

Honorary Editor .. .. Harish Kapadia
Honorary Asstt. Editor .. .. R. E. Hawkins
Honorary Librarian .. .. S. Sahi
Honorary Equipment Officer .. .. C. D. Danthi
Honorary Asst. Equipment Officer .. .. Nitai Ray, Calcutta
Sudhir Sahi, Delhi

 

It is with deep regret that we record the death of the following members :

Sir Percy Wyn-Harris, K.C.M.G., M.B.E (L. 1972)
Rev. L. C. J. Moules (O. 1945)
Maj. R. H. Sams, R.E. (L. 1934)
H. W. Tilman (H. 1934)
Thrity Birdy (O. 1974)
Dr W. G. Archer, O.B.E. (L, 1939)
Rohini Bhuyan (O. 1969)

 

Hon. Membership

Trevor Braham was elected as Honorary Member of the Club in May 1979. Mr Braham was Hon. Secretary of the Club during the years 1950-55 and served on the Committee in 1956 and again, from 1967 to 1974. He was also Hon. Librarian in 1957 and Hon. Editor of the Himalayan Journal during 1957-59. He served as Vice President of the Club from 1959 to 1965. After leaving India, Mr Braham continues his keen interest in the well being of the Himalayan Club which he has served in various capacities for nearly a quarter century.

Club Sponsorship

The Himalayan Club is sponsoring an expedition to Satopanth Glacier for an attempt of Pt 20,587' ('Parvati Parbat') in Garhwal. This is the first expedition to be sponsored by the Club. It is hoped that the Club would provide a base for many such sponsored expeditions to encourage young members in their effort to organize expeditions. Through the sponsorships, the Club provides a recognition to the expeditions which enable them to approach various authorities for necessary permission and other assistance.

Himalayan Journal Vol. 1-15 : Reprints

The reprints of Volumes 1 to 15 are now published by M/s Maruzen Co. Ltd, Tokyo. The printed price of the full set is indicated as 85,000 yen. Members of the Himalayan Club are entitled to a 10% discount on the printed price upon certification of their membership by the Hon. Secretary.

SECTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Bombay

28 February : Dr Pratap V. Katrecha gave a slide-show on 'Landscape and People of Ladakh'.

7 June : Sundarlal Bahuguna spoke on the 'Chipko' movement in Garhwal and Kumaon for the preservation of forests in the Himalayan region.

3 August : Members were invited by 'The Mountaineers' to a slide-show and talk by Harish Kapadia on the Kalabaland Expedition which climbed Chiring We and three other peaks in Kumaon.

24 October : Mahesh Desai gave an account of the North Nanda Devi Sanctuary Expedition, 1979 which attempted Bamchu. The talk was accompanied by extensive slides covering the whole of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary taken from his previous expeditions also.

12 November : Our Honorary Member Trevor Braham spoke to the members on present trends in mountaineering.

Calcutta

Three meetings were arranged during the year as under :—
1. Slide-show in Bhutan Himalaya by Mrs Kamala Mukherjee.
2. Slide-show on Milam Glacier by Deb Kumar Banerjee.
3. Film on Nanga Parbat (Czech) Expedition by the leader, Ivan Galfy.

Delhi

31 January : Two films were screened on 'Mountaineering Training in Austria' and 'Upper Ganges Expedition'.

25 February: Heinrich Harrer spoke on Eiger, Nanga Parbat and Tibet.

11 April: Two films were screened. 'A Hard Course' on Outward Bound School, U.K. and 'The Hardest Way Up' on ascent of Annapurna South Face, 1970.

24 April : Film 'Everest The Hard Way was screened depicting British ascent of Everest via SW. Face. 27 April: Franz Forster-Steinberg showed slides on Kangtega area, East Nepal.

10 May : Lt. Col. Baljit Singh gave an illustrated talk on 'Short
Walks in the Himalaya'.

1 June : Joe Tasker and Georges Bettembourg, spoke on alpine- style ascent of Kangchenjunga.

16 October : Naomi Uemura spoke on his solo journey to North Pole and showed a film on the same.

7 November : Doug Scott showed slides on Kangchenjunga ascent.

London Reunion

The Annual Reunion was held on 27 April at the Oriental Club in London and was attended by 42 members and guests. Alex Mclntyre gave a talk entitled 'An Alpinist in the Himalaya' and described the ascent of the South buttress of Changabang by a four-man Anglo-Polish expedition. The talk was illustrated by some very fine slides. The talk was followed by a dinner with Robert Pettigrew in the Chair.

CORRECTIONS, VOL. XXXV

p. 12 — Line 31, read 'Schneider' instead of 'Schemeider

p. 23 — Line 18, read 'Wiessner' instead of 'Meissner'.

Illustration No. 51 should read 'Tirsuli from Camp 2'.

p. 210 — Author wishes to acknowledge the help of following persons in his survey. C. L. Sah Thulgaria, Anup Sah, Lt Col J. C. Joshi, Dr P. N. V. Kurup, Dr L. D. Kapoor and Dr T. N. Khoshoo.

p. 237 — Line 3, add name of Mukund Bhagwat.

CORRECTIONS VOLUME 36

p. 137 — Line 21, read 'Savoia' instead of 'Savoir'.

 

Printed in India by P. P. Bhagwat at Mouj Printing Bureau, Khatau Wadi, Bombay 400 004 and published by J. C. Nanavati for the Himalayan Club at P.O. Box 1905, Bombay 400 001.

 

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