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Mountaineer-journalist Manik Banerjee, Lt. Col. R S Jamwal receive IMF Awards

Mountaineer-journalist Manik Banerjee, Lt. Col. R S Jamwal receive IMF Awards

India Blooms News Service | | 19 Nov 2017, 04:32 pm

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IBNS): Veteran mountaineer and  journalist  Manik Banerjee and  noted climber Lt Col R S Jamwal  were presented “ Nain  Singh  Kishen   Singh Life Time Achievement Award “ and" IMF Gold Medal" respectively  constituted by Indian Mountaineering  Foundation  ( IMF) for  the year 2017.

Banerjee  was  presented the Life Time Achievement award  in recognition of his  achievements  in mountaineering over a period of four decades  and invaluable  contribution in promotion of mountaineering and  allied adventure activities in various media  besides his yeoman service  in spreading the spirit of adventure activities among the  under privileged.

Lt Col Jamwal  was awarded the Gold Medal  for his achievements in mountaineering and  carrying out  rescue work  beside campaigning for  environment awareness.

Veteran lady mountaineer Chandra Prabha Aitwal and  Air Vice Mrshall Ranjit Kumar  gave away the awards  in presence of  IMF President  Col (Retd) H S Chauhan and other leading mountaineers in the country during the Annual General  Meeting of IMF here  Saturday.

Apart from making first ascent of Kaburu Dome in Sikkim Himalaya and  Jogin Two and first Indian ascent of  Uja Tirche ( both in Garhwal Himalaya) and participating in many major Himalayan expeditions including  Mt. Evrest, Nanda Devi, Tirsuli, Herdeol during  nineteen seventees and eightees, Shri Banerjee is still continuing with the movement for  spreading the spirit of adventure among the students and youths of the country.

Lt. Col Jamwal  has  the  distinction of  reaching the top of Mt. evrest thrice  during 2013,  ’16 and ’17  beside climbing many other peaks in Indian Himalaya. He   was also actively involved in rescuing many of the trapped  climbers  in and around Kumbu Ice Fall , the base camp for  Everest Expedition  rom Nepal when  earthquake struck that country during pre-monsoon period of 2015.

Earlier during the annual general meeting of the IMF, the general body reelected Col H S Chauhan as its President for the year 2017 – ’18 and 2018- ‘19 .  

 

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