Student mountain climbers in the Himalayas. From all over India men come to the Government Mountaineering Institute based at Darjeeling. In classes they learn about weather behaviour, glaciers and map reading. Part of the course is a nine day trek to the foothills and throughout the journey the instructors, one of whom is Tenzing Norgay, give practical lessons using various equipment, crampons, pitons, ropes and erecting tents. Finally students and instructors climb one of the ice covered peaks. Contains some very beautiful landscape footage.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311775
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Himalaya Mountains
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Snow and ice climbing
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Mountaineering
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)