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Basic Mountaineering Course

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"It is not the mountains that we conquer but ourselves"                                                                                      - Sir Edmund Hillary Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering is one of the four national Mountaineering institutes in India. A great place to learn mountaineering with excellent trainers.           Duration of BMC is 26 days which is usually held in Sonamarg(J&K).Pedagogy of JIM is similar to Nehru Institute of Mountaineering the course is mainly divided into two parts Rock Climbing and Glacier Training including other activities such as treks, river crossing etc. Mountaineering is not all about fun it is the rigorous training to survive and successfully summit a Mountain.   DAY 1:       The first day is one of the most important parts of your acclimatization.We simply took rest and were busy admiring the beauty of Kashmir while we were introduced to our instructors(Ustads)who are army personals well qualified and experienc