Useful Links
Given Below is a list of organizations which are of assistance to mountaineers around the world and in India.
(Please note: We have listed these for your assistance only, and cannot be held responsible for the contents or policies of the sites listed below.)
- www.indmount.org
Indian Mountaineering Foundation - View this site for the latest information on climbing in India including obtaining permits - www.hmidarjeeling.com
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling - www.nimindia.net
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi - www.abvimas.org
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali - www.jawaharinstitutepahalgam.com
Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam - www.iismgulmarg.in
Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering, Gulmarg - www.nimasdirang.com
National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - www.theuiaa.org
Official U.I.A.A. website - www.americanalpineclub.org
The American Alpine Club - www.thebmc.co.uk
The British Mountaineering Council - www.alpine-club.org.uk
The official website of the Alpine Club based in the U.K. - jac.or.jp/english.html
The Japanese Alpine Club - www.ippg.net
IPPG - “Working for the Safety of the Mountain Porter” - www.nols.edu
NOLS - “The leader in wilderness education”
- www.pioletsdor.net
The Piolets d'Or is an event celebrating alpinism and its ethic every year in France. - www.boardmantasker.co.uk
This site is dedicated to the annual prize for mountaineering literature instituted in the memory of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker. - www.8000ers.com/cms/
8000ers.com Website - www.alanarnette.com
Site from Alan Arnette, which gives updates on Everest and other 8000 m expeditions - www.himalayandatabase.com
Site from Richard Salisbury, which includes the Nepalese season lists from Liz Hawley and the seasonal updates for the Himalayan Database program. - forest.uk.gov.in/pages/display/74-mountaineering-guidelines
Uttarakhand Govt Mountaineering Guidelines - www.banffcentre.ca/banff-mountain-film-book-festival
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival - www.mountain-forecast.com
Mountain Weather Forecast across the world - www.peakware.com
World Mountain Encyclopaedia - soinakshe.uk.gov.in
Survey of India Map portal - www.wwfindia.org
World Wide Fund for Nature India - www.ncf-india.org
Nature Conservation Foundation - www.mahaadventurecouncil.org
Maha Adventure Council