COURSE REPORT BASIC MOUNTAINEERING COURSE 84 OF INDIAN AIR FORCE, JAMMU & KASHMIR ARMED POLICE & TOURISM DEPARTMENT, KASHMIR 17 MAY TO 11 JUN 2010 AT PAHALGAM
GENERAL COURSE REPORT BASIC MOUNTAINEERING COURSE-84 17 May 2010 11 Jun 2010 INSTITUTE: VENUE: REPORT ON: JAWAHAR INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEERING & WINTER SPORTS (JIM & WS) PAHALGAM NUNWAN, PAHALGAM BASIC MOUNTAINEERING COURSE COURSE SERIAL NO: BMC- 84 DURATION OF COURSE: 17 May 2010 to 11 JUN 2010 (26 Days) GENERAL 1. Jawahar of Mountaineering and winter Sports (JIM & WS) is a joint venture between Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Department of Tourism Govt. of J&K. Headquarter of the is located at Nunwan, Pahalgam and sub centers at Bhaderwah (Doda), Sanasar (near Patnitop), Shey (Leh) and one adhoc sub centre at Gulmarg for skiing courses. Over last 28 years the has excelled in different adventure activities like Mountaineering, Skiing, Paragliding, Rescue, water rafting, short term adhoc adventure courses and Mountain & Tourist Guide courses. 2. Total 70 students attended the Basic Mountaineering Course -84 in which 38 personnel of Indian Air Force, 18 Lady Police Personnel of Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police, 04 employees of Tourism Department Kashmir and 10 private students from different parts of country reported to JIM & WS, Pahalgam, on 16 May 2010. The Scheduled training of these 70 students commenced on the next day morning. One lady constable of Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police were sent back to her unit on medical grounds. Rest all the students completed the training with desired level of standard. Nominal roll of personnel is enclosed as Appendix A.
2 INTRODUCTION 3. Jawahar of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, (JIM & WS) conducted Basic Mountaineering Course serial -84 w.e.f 17 May 2010 to 11 Jun 2010 (26 days) for 38 personnel of Indian Air Force, 18 Lady Police Personnel of Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police, 04 employees of Tourism Department Kashmir and 10 private students from different parts of country at Pahalgam, sponsored by IGP, Armed Police, J&K, Director Air Force Adventure, New Delhi and Director Tourism Kashmir. AIM 4. To impart theoretical and practical training on all aspects of activities in Mountainous Area. High Altitude including rock and ice craft to students. 5. To train the students to survive in mountains / survival camps and to take part in high altitude trekking and expeditions in mountainous terrain of India & abroad. STANDARD TO BE ACHIEVED 6. The competence levels expected from students upon completion of the course are as follows:- (a) Students should be able to effectively utilize technical skills during high altitude trekking and expeditions in all kinds of ranges in India. (b) Students should be able to effectively form part of team as an active member and lead climber during rescue missions in high altitude area. OBJECTIVES 7. (a) Carryout rescue mission in any eventuality in mountains, at accidental sites and during natural calamities and carryout Expeditions in all kinds of ranges in India and abroad (b) Impart training on technical aspects of mountaineering. (c) Hone mountaineering skills of individuals. (d) Create environment awareness amongst the youth. (e) Promote adventure activities in the state.
OPENING ADDRESS 3 8. Opening address was given on the first day by Capt. Rahul Mahajan, Vice Principal, JIM & WS. Students were introduced to well known history of the esteemed institute JIM & WS. They were explained about expectations from students, administration of the and safety and security to be observed around Pahalgam. Students were told the duration of course, test and grading system as well as the phases of course going to be conducted in training area of the. OPENING ADDRESS CONDUCT OF TRAINING 9. The students were trained in Acclimatization walk, Introduction to mountaineering equipment, Rope knots, rock climbing, Rappelling, Treks to different picturesque and historical places around the area, Tent pitching, Tyrolean traverse, River crossing, Rescue from river and accidental site, Ice climbing, Rope fixing & base making, avalanche rescue, Navigation in mountains and Glaciated terrains.
4 10. Training for the course started with rock craft for initial 15 days at Pahalgam. This was followed by Ice craft training for which the team moved to Chandanwari on 30 May 2010. A copy of training programme is enclosed as Appendix B. 11. Details of aspects covered during the training are enunciated in subsequent paras. ACCLIMATIZATION 12. The location of the at approx 7000 ft, though acclimatization was not mandatory, for acquiring physical fitness and mental robustness, initial period was utilized to achieve the same. Acclimatization marches of 1.5 to 3 kms around the places were conducted during first 2 days which was accompanied by mountain physical training. Students were made to run for long distance (7-8kms) at one stretch to increase their endurance. At the end of this schedule students achieved the desired standards of fitness required to survive in hilly terrain. ACCLIMATIZATION WALK PHYSICAL EXERICSE
5 TECHNICAL TRAINING 13. Keeping in consideration the geographical area of J&K state, training was provided in basic skills of rock craft administration in mountain terrain & introduction and use of mountaineering equipment in rescue missions/ operations at accidental sites and during natural calamities in mountainous terrain and Expeditions. At the culmination of this training, students could identify and narrate the uses of mountaineering equipment and its skillful application in mountainous area. Details of rock craft and other adventure activities conducted are as follows. (a) Rock craft 15 periods were allotted to impart instructions in basic skills of mountaineering including pitch climbing, fixed rope climbing, Jumaring, free climbing and rappelling. The students were exposed to various types of rock surfaces around Pahalgam. ROCK CLIMBING RAPPELLING JUMARING
6 (b) ICE CRAFT 10 periods were allotted to impart instructions in basic skills of ice craft including base making, Cramponing, crevasse crossing and rescue, rope fixing on ice wall & climbing, in Glaciated terrains. The students were taken to Chandanwari glacier (9000ft) situated 16 kms from Pahalgam for this part of the course. ICE CRAFT TRAINING (c) RIVER CROSSING,CASUALTY EVACUATION & TYROLEAN TRAVERSE Students were provided fundamental knowledge in the form of lecture cum demonstration on methods of negotiating fast flowing streams and nallas in mountainous areas and casualty evacuation followed by practicing it in groups. CASUALTY EVACUATION RIVER CROSSING TYROLEAN TRAVERSE
(d) TREKS 7 Students were trained in trekking. They got familiarized with the equipment needed while going on long treks. They were taken to historical places to see and exchange culture and beautiful places like Aru, Baisaran and Betab Valley. TREK TO BAISARAN WITH LOAD (e) TENT PITCHING Students were demonstrated the methods of tent pitching and use of survival camps in the jungles and mountainous terrain while on missions in adverse natural / manmade calamities. TENT PITCHING
8 (f) LECTURES /PRESENTATIONS The following aspects of adventure activities and related subjects were covered in great details in the form of lecture cum Power point presentations and movies concerning mountaineering as mentioned below: (1) Introduction to mountaineering & Ice Equipment. (2) Mountain Terminology. (3) Hazards in Mountain and Snow bound area. (4) Dos and Don ts of mountaineering. (5) Load carrying and Marching (6) Avalanche & Avalanche Rescue (7) First Aid. (8) High altitude illness / cold injuries and its preventive measures. (9) Introduction to Glacier LECTURES IN PROGRESS
9 (g) ENDURANCE RUN Team practiced running for long distance with backpack load of 10-12 kgs which helped them to attain the desired slandered of physical endurance required during rescue operations. Students showed marked improvement in endurance and they excelled in the final endurance run of 8.5 kms taken by the institute. (h) GAMES Students were made to take interest to participate in games like volley ball, badminton, cricket. Through discussions with the instructors they also got familiarized with adventure sports like skiing, paragliding, water rafting and Para jumping. Students showed keen desire to undergo training at the institute for the adventure sports in near future. Movies on adventure sports like skiing & parajumping were run in the auditorium for the students. ENJOYING GAMES
ADMINISTRATION 10 14. One dedicated officer in charge of the institute with well experienced and trained instructors and other staff were provided by the institute who accompanied and looked after the students round the clock. ACCOMMODATION 15. The accommodation facility at Pahalgam was made in Hostel. During ice craft training students camped on Chandanwari glacier in tents. INSTITUTE, PAHALGAM CHANDANWARI, TRAINING CAMP 16. The students were provided with hygienic and palatable food during the training period with additional energy supplements like fruits, dry fruits and chocolates, juices etc.. ENJOYING SUMPTUOUS FOOD
11 EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING 17. Keeping in view the harsh conditions and cold and rainy weather during the course, the students were provided with quality equipment and clothing gear for training purpose. EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING ISSUED BY JIM & WS MEDICAL COVER 18. Dedicated medical officer and Nursing Assistant of the institute provided medical support to the participants through out the course duration. Different first aid kits were prepared for trek, rock area and traveling, the students were educated about the mountain hazards, illnesses of the mountainous and high altitude area with its treatment modalities. Different techniques of casualty evacuation in relation to rescue from accidental sites and difficult mountain terrain were demonstrated to and practice by the personnel.
VISIT OF IGP, ARMED, APHQ 12 19. Shri Dilbagh Singh, IPS IGP, Armed Police visited the to supervise the training activities of students at Chandanwari Glacier. Shri Dilbagh Singh, IPS IGP, Armed Police had praised for the efforts taken by JIM & WS and praised the students for their excellent performance. SHRI DILBAGH SINGH, IPS, IGP, J & K ARMED POLICE AND COL VIRINDER SINGH, PRINCIPAL, JIM & WS INTERACTING DURING HIS VISIT ASSESSMENT 20. The students were assessed of their performance in the course in the form of Rock craft and Ice craft (written, oral & practical) taken by the instructors of the institute. The students excelled in the test taken by securing good marks and grading. PRACTICAL TEST WRITTEN TEST
13 21. A copy of marks sheet is enclosed as Appendix C GRADUATION CEREMONY 22. The students presented a colorful cultural programme after completion of scheduled training. Beautiful events presented by the participants. Principal, praised the students for their excellent performance. The event was followed by the distribution of the course batches to all the participants. GRADUATION CEREMONY
14 OBSERVATION 23. (a) The students showed marked interest in learning and adopting the skills of Mountaineering. (b) The students learned, practiced and adopted the Expedition techniques taught to them during the course. (c) The students improved a lot in their physical as well as mental capabilities. (d) The students excelled in the final test taken by the institute to access their performance. (e) The students showed keen interest in training in adventure sports at JIM & WS. RECOMMENDATIONS 24. (a) It is recommended that the personnel may be sent to JIM & WS for Advance Mountaineering course and Method of instructions courses as well as other adventure courses like Paragliding, White water rafting & Skiing. (b) Indian Air Force, Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police, Tourism Department and JIM & WS should form a strong bond to successfully conquer higher peaks in India and abroad in the coming future. FEEDBACK 25. The Photocopies of some of the feedbacks received from the students are enclosed as Appendix D, reflecting the goal achieved as per the opinion of students.
15 CONCLUSION 26. During basic mountaineering course training was imparted to make the participants confident of living in mountainous terrain and to be technically proficient as trained mountaineers. Special efforts were delivered to practice forming mountain rescue teams in natural calamities / disasters. The performance of the participants validates the fact that desired standards of exposure and training in mountain techniques were achieved. Encl: As stated (Virinder Singh) Col Principal Copy to: 1. Dte of Adventure, Air Headquarter, RCPO Building, Safdarhung Road, New Delhi -110003 2. Sh. Dilbagh Singh, IPS, IGP Armed, Armed Police Headquarters, Srinagar-J&K 3. D (HMI), R.No. 114, B Block Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-11 4. Secretary Tourism, Govt. of J&K, Civil Secretariat Srinagar J&K 5. Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Shashtri Bhawan, New Delhi -1 6. Director Tourism Kashmir, Tourist Reception Centre, Srinagar-J&K 7. Library.
LIST OF INDIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL Appendix A S.NO. RANK. UNIT. NAME OF TRAINEE. REMARKS. 1. Sqn.Ldr. HQ. TC IAF Prakash Jha IAF. 2. Flt. Lt. 2256 Sqn. AF T. Arunprasad. - 3. Flt. Lt. 269 SU,AF. Ankit Dixit. - 4. Flt. Lt. 3WG.,AF. Rajveer Singh. - 5. Flt. Lt. 78 Sqn,4wg Agra. Vivek Diwedi. - 6. Flt. Lt. 71SU,AF J. Sivakumar. - 7. Flt. Lt. 309 TRU. AF. Jugal Kishor Lohani. - 8. Sgt. 2224 Sqn. Rajiv Kumar. - 9. Cpl. HQ. TC (U) S. Vinod Kumar - 10. Cpl. 46 Wing. Sunil Kumar Sahu - 11. Cpl. 2224 Sqn. Sakil Ahmad. - 12. LAC. 36 Wing. Raja Reddy T. - 13. LAC. 612 GRD FLT. B. S. Bhandari. - 14. Cpl. 12 Wing. Pradeep Kumar - 15. Cpl. 603 GRD FLT Anil Kumar. - 16. Cpl. HQ TC (U) Rajesh Kumar - 17. LAC. HQ TC (U) Ankur Gautam. - 18. Cpl. 601 GRD FLT Nilesh Kumar Nayan. - 19. Cpl. 601 GRD FLT Manoj Kumar. - 20. Cpl. 601 GRD FLT Mukul Chaturvedi - 21. Cpl. 601 GRD FLT Atul Sharma. - 22. Cpl. 601 GRD FLT Ravindar. -
23. LAC. 27 ED Devendra Singh. - 24. Cpl. 36 Wing. Sandeep Kumar. - 25. Cpl. 26 ED Jitender Rathee. - 26. Cpl. 2214 Sqn. Jay prakash. - 27. LAC. 412 AFS. Yog Raj. - 28. LAC. 408 AFS. Pankaj Soni. - 29. LAC. 06 Sqn. M. N. Chavan. - 30. Cpl. 12 Wg. Chandan Kumar Mishra. - 31. Cpl. PTS. T. Rupkumar. - 32. Cpl. 12 WG. AF Ravi Baradur. - 33. Cpl. 1 FBSU. AF. A G Vishnu. - 34. Cpl. 10 Wg. AF. D. Stephen. - 35. Cpl. AFCAO. Satish Nair. - 36. LAC. 47 SU. B. C. Joshi. - 37. Cpl. 4 Wing AF. Omkar Mutha. - 38. Cpl. 25 ED. AF. Rajesh Choudhary. -
LIST OF JAMMU & KASHMIR ARMED POLICE PERSONNEL S.No Best No. Rank Unit Name Remarks 1 065602 S. I. JKAP 6 th Bn. Shazia Khan. 2 065589. S. I. IRP 15 th Bn. Pinky Devi. 3 718. W / Ct. JKAP 6 th Bn. Majida Anwar. 4 687. W / Ct. JKAP 6 th Bn. Kouser Jan. 5 721 W / Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Tanveer Akhter 6 579 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Shabnum Zohara 7 446 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Suprita Bandral 8 541 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Nazia Kousan 9 454 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Ruksana Begum 10 537 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Yasmeena Akhter 11 378 W /Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Tsering Dolma 12 460 W/Ct IRP 15 th Bn. Rufaida Ayoub 13 477 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Nusrat Shareef 14 430 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Shakeela Bano 15 461 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Babli Devi 16 667 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Khalida Bano 17 699 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Purna Devi 18 782 W / Ct. IRP 15 th Bn. Mehnaz Abdullah
LIST OF KASHMIR TOURISM EMPLOYEES S.No Name Address Remarks 1 Aadil Nissar Shah C/O Tourist Office, Pahalgam 2 Shabir Ahmad Malik 3 Mehraj - Ud- Din Mir 4 Gh. Mohd. Wani C/O Tourist office, Gulmarg Ski Patroller
LIST OF PRIVATE STUDENTS S.No Name Address Sex Remarks 1 Mehul Lodha Rajasthan M Private. 2 Lalit Sing Parihar Rajasthan M - 3 Prarthana Somayaji. Banglore F - 4 Suram Singh. Kishtwar-J&K M - 5 Shaurya Pratap Chandigrah M - Singh. 6 Prateek Nagpal. Jaipur Rajasthan M - 7 Dinesh Jagannath Mumbai M - Surve. 8 Kanwarpal Singh. Rajasthan M - 9 Rakesh Kumar. Rajasthan M - 10 Sarfraz Ahmad Khan. Wallarhama, Ananatnag J&K M -
Appendix B TRAINING PROGRAMME BASIC MOUNTAINEERING COURSE -84 S/No. Date/Day Time Subject Type Resp Place 01. 16May2010 Sunday 1700hrs Arrival,Reception, Misc Incharg of Pahalgam Pahalgam 02. 17May2010 Monday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1000hrs 1020-1200hrs 1205-1300hrs 1630-1730hrs Accln March(5 Km) Documentation, Issue of eqpt. Intro to Mtn Eqpt Knot Hitch & Coiling of Rope Opening Address s Accln Misc Lec Lec. Misc Instructors Clerk. ASK. Instructors Principal Instructors 03. 18May2010 Tuesday 00630-0730hrs 0800-1030hrs 1050-1300hrs PT Bouldering & Types of Hold Free Climbing & Rappelling Mountain terminology. s Lec 04. 19May2010 Wednesday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1000hrs 1020-1300hrs PT Prep of Bases Anchore & Bellaying Free Climbing & Rappelling Hazards in Mtn & Snow Bnd. Area s Lec 05. 20May2010 Thursday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs Indurance. Free Climbing & Rappelling Do s Don ts in Mtn s Lec 06. 21May2010 Friday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs PT Pitch Climbing Load Carrying & Marching s Lec 07. 22May2010 Saturday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs Indurance. Pitch Climbing Load Carrying & Marching s Lec 08. 23May2010 Sunday 0800-1600hrs Trek to Baisaran. s Walk Baisaran.
09. 24May2010 Monday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs PT Stream Crossing Avalanche s Lec 10. 25May2010 Tuesday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs Indurance. Stream Crossing Avalanche Rescue s Lec 11. 26May2010 Wednesday 0630-0730hrs 0830-1300hrs PT Route Selection & Rope Fixing Knot Hitch & Bases s Lec 12. 27May2010 Thursday 13. 28May2010 Friday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs PT Route Selection & Rope Fixing First Aid s PT Jumaring Rappelling With Load Glacier s Lec Lec MO Instructors 14. 29May2010 Saturday 0630-0730hrs 0800-1300hrs PT Preparation to move Glacier s 15. 30May2010 Sunday 16. 01June2010 Monday 0800-1600hrs Move to Glacier Walk Incharg Glacier 0700-0800hrs 0830-1000hrs 1020-1300hrs Accln Walk to Glacier Intro to Ice Eqpt Walking with crampons Avalanche Rescue Practice Lec Walk ICA ICA ICA Camp 17. 02June2010 Tuesday 0700-0800hrs 0830-1300hrs Accln Walk to Glacier 10pt,2pt Climbing &Self Arrest Ladder Launching LD ICA ICA Camp 18. 03June2010 Wednesday 0700-0800hrs 0830-1300hrs Mtn Pt 3pt,4pt Climbing Casualty ICA ICA Camp 19. 04 June2010 Thursday 0700-0800hrs 0830-1300hrs Mtn Pt Rope Fixing & Crevasse Xg. Base Making Practice LD ICA ICA Camp 20. 05June2010 Friday 0800-1300hrs High Altitude Trekking Through Glacier March ICA 21. 06June2010 Saturday 0700-0800hrs 0830-1300hrs Mtn Pt 2pt,4pt Climbing Survival Camp ICA ICA Camp 22. 07June2010 Sunday 0800-0300hrs Ice Craft Test Test ICA
23. 08June2010 Monday 24. 09June2010 Tuesday 25. 10June2010 Wednesday 26. 11June2010 Thursday 0800-1600hrs Move to In charge 0700-0800hrs 0900-1300hrs 0800-1300hrs 1600-1700hrs Indurance test Rock Craft Test Written Test Deposit of clothing Graduation Ceremony Test Test Instructors Prac Store Man Enjoy Principal 0800hrs Departure Note: - Programme changes subject to local weather conditions. Legends: LD-Lecture Demo. -Rock Carft Area. ICA-Ice Carft AREA. Bed tea will be served at 0545hrs. Break-Fast 0730-0800hrs Tea and Snacks 1000-1020hrs. Lunch Break/own time 1230-1300hrs. Roll call 1900hrs. Dinner 1830-1930hrs. Light Of 2130hrs. (Virinder Singh) Lt.Col Principal