NIM, Uttarkashi​ - Advance Mountaineering Course(AMC) - 28 days

Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) in Uttarkashi is one of the best mountaineering institutes in India.
The Advance Mountaineering Course (AMC) aims at training the trainees to become potential leaders and members of mountaineering expeditions. The duration of this course is 28 days.
One is eligible for AMC only if they get an ‘A’ Grade in Basic Mountaineering Course from any of the recognized mountaineering institutes.
Day by Day Activities of Advance Mountaineering Course (28 Days):
Day 01
Arrival, Reception and Instructions about Course.
Day 02
NIM Physical Conditioning, Distribution of Ropes, Adm talk, Opening Address, Tea with Staff, Visit to NIM Campus, Issue of Equipment, Medical Inspection, Deposition of Cash & Valuables, Visit to NIM Souvenirs & Museum, Revision of First Aid I & II, Revision of Rope Knot (Machard & Valdutain), Lecture on Expedition Planning- Part-I & II, Briefing for First Outing, Revision of Map reading, Training Film, Games Library and Own Time Work.
Day 03 - 08
TRAINING AREA TEKHLA (HEIGHT- 4, 200 FT, TIME - 02 HRS) (LECTURE/ DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE)
Cleaning/Layout of Hostel, Trek to Tekhla, Cooling Down Exercise, Revision of Basic Rock Climbing, Long Pitches Climbing, Anchoring Belaying, Fixed Rope, Use of Riverso & Stance Management, Aid Climbing, Rappelling, Jummaring and Climbing with the help of Valdutain and Machard Knots. Revision of Rock Terminology, Camp Hygiene & Sanitation, GPS, Direct Aid Climbing, Making of Improvised Harness, Use of Expansion Bolts, Counseling, Return to NIM by Bus, Games and Library and Own Time Work.
Day 09
NIM Sports Climbing (Indoor & Outdoor) & Jummaring on sports wall, Exchange of Equipment, Fitting of Crampons, Lecture on Acclimatization, Library and Expedition Planning.
Day 10
RIVER BANK (MOUNTAIN STREAM CROSSING)
Cleaning/Layout of Hostel, Physical Training, Preparation for Stream Crossing, Move to River Bank by bus, Mountain Stream Crossing, Return to NIM by bus, Briefing for Move to Mountain, Games, Return of Library books, Preparation for move to Mountain.
Day 11
TEL CAMP (HEIGHT-8, 200 FT TIME- 4 Hrs)
Cleaning/Layout of Hostel, Loading of Rucksack on the bus, Visit to NIM Temple, Move to Bhuki by bus, Trek to Tel camp, Establishment of camp, Jummaring with the help of Valdutain, Counseling and Own Time Work
Day 12
GUJJAR HUT (HEIGHT 11, 150 FT, TIME-7 HRS)
Trek to Gujjar Hut, Establishment of camp and Visit to Khera Tal for acclimatization walk.
Day 13
BASE CAMP (HEIGHT- 12,300 FT, TIME- 02 HRS)
Trek to Base Camp, Establishment of Camp, Fitting of Crampons/Gaiters, Expedition Planning and Training Film.
Day 14
BASE CAMP Physical Training, Revision of Basic Techniques of Ice craft, Anchoring, Belaying, Fixing of Ropes, Revision of Lectures on Medical Aspects/High Altitude Disease, Checking of Tent-age and Equipment, Counseling, Expedition Planning and Map Reading.
Day 15
ADVANCE BASE CAMP (HEIGHT- 13,600 FT, TIME -03 HRS)
Load Ferry to Advance Base Camp, Return to Base Camp and Practice on Map Reading/GPS.
Day 16-17
ADVANCE BASE CAMP (LECTURE/ DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE)
Trek to Advance Base Camp, Establishment of Camp, Tip Toe Climbing, Direct Aid Climbing on Ice Wall, Two Piton Climbing, Revision of Lecture on Avalanche, High Altitude Cooking, Revision of Medical Lectures and Expedition Planning.
Day 18
SNOW CRAFT
Revision of Snow Craft, Self Arrest, Team Arrest, Glissading, Rope Travel, Ascending, Descending and Route Open, Counseling and Revision of Mountain Terminology.
Day 19
CAMP-I (HEIGHT-15,800 FT, TIME- 04 HRS)
Opening of Route, Load Ferry to Camp -I, Return to ABC and Expedition Planning.
Day 20
Trek to Camp-I and Establishment of Camp.
Day 21
HEIGHT GAIN Opening of Route and Return to Camp-I.
Day 22
BASE CAMP: Trek to Base Camp, Establishment of Camp, Maintenance of Equipment, preparation for Quiz Test/ Feedback, Navigation Exercise, and Expedition Planning Project.
Day 23
QUIZ TEST, FEEDBACK AND NAVIGATION EXERCISE.
Day 24
Trek to Tel Camp, Establishment of Camp and Rehearsal of Graduation Ceremony.
Day 25
NIM Trek to Bhuki Road Head, Move to NIM Bus, Maintenance of Equipment, Collection of Cash & Valuables, Visit to Local place of Interest by Bus, Expedition Planning and Own Time Work.
Day 26-27
NIM: Return of Equipment, Rehearsal of Graduation Ceremony/Group Photograph, Visit to NIM Souvenirs. Submission of Expedition Planning Project, Games/Library, Principal’s Interview, Principal’s De-briefing, Issue of NIM Jersey, Graduation Ceremony, Group Photograph, Tea with Chief Guest, Return of NIM Jersey, Time Work.
Day 28
Dispersal After morning Tea.

[@ashishpatankar5097]

As it is AMC is tough but managing to document the course, in this wonderful manner & successfully completing it with flying colours, simultaneously is phenomenal. This will surely inspire many to become good mountaineers.

[@SujitMallick]

Thank You :- )

[@sharmarohit8518]

@@SujitMallick hi sir great work I also want to do this how much did it will cost

[@SujitMallick]

@@sharmarohit8518 Advance Course costs Rs.15000.

[@pramodkamarkar4375]

Sir advance कोर्स हम direct कर सकते है क्या? या फिर बेसिक कोर्स पहले करणा पडेगा?

[@Trek_travels]

​@@pramodkamarkar4375 you have to passed BMC with 'A' grade

[@rakeshpanwar5075]

V did Basic in1984. V climbed DKD2.. Lovely dear old memories sweet one.. Thanks 💕

[@vishaltiwari8607]

Loved it bro you just made me emotional wanna go back to those golden days ❣️

[@sahilnagar5937]

The videos of your channel are outstanding.

[@shauryachauhan7153]

wowwwww loved the vlogg , I was in the parallel basic mountaineering course with this course, niice one , refreshing memories , lovely

[@The_Semi_Nomad]

Probably the best video on mountaineering course that I've ever seen. I felt myself to be a part of this course itself... The way you managed to make this video during the course is amazing !

[@SujitMallick]

Thank You 😊

[@ab9sri]

Awesome..... Very well all details are captured... Own experience of people, credits to support staff... Landscape.... Techniques..... It was worth for waiting for this video

[@SujitMallick]

Thank You :)

[@manalia9162]

Superb.Day started with amazing short film

[@SujitMallick]

Dhanyabad 🙏🏽

[@alokvyas7071]

Awesome video! Loved it! Great narration (loved the informal style), tight editing, perfectly placed "bytes" from batch mates and superb views..felt like being right there throughout the training....just one small suggestion (Ye Dil Mange More :-) ) - if some back story on how u landed up for training and importance at the start of video, and your personal take aways from training at the end of video would make this 5 star for me :-) Thanks for creating and sharing!

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks Alok !!

[@digantabiswas9058]

Nice capture brother. Sourav Sir's ski is very good..!!

[@throughmylens5582]

Fully enjoyed till the end.

[@nikhils2768]

Thanks Sujith bro. Hatts off ur hard work...

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks Nikhil 👍🏼

[@hiteshaggarwal8209]

quite detailed voice over and beautiful videos.....kudos man

[@varunpandey487]

Good work brother Beautiful video

[@vikasmanav3715]

Bhai, maja aa gaya video dekh ke...

[@arcane1403]

Nice video god bless you bro Now this video is in my suggestion after the recent avalanche my heart goes out to all who have been affected by such a terrible accident God bless

[@SujitMallick]

Yes, it’s a sad incident. Let’s pray for the strength to their families.

[@aamirsyed4033]

Thanks bro fr uploaded this video...I am wait for this video ❤❤❤❤❤

[@SujitMallick]

Most welcome 😊

[@alakhjhala6035]

Gazab video banaya bhai

[@gaurav004us]

BMC-259 here... क्या बात है... यादे ताजा हो गई.

[@riteshtiwari3574]

Osm video sir.. Me preparing my self for bmc.. Hope for the best

[@virenpandit5055]

Totally picturesque Sujith Gud job and gud luck ahead

[@SujitMallick]

Thank you :)

[@anjalee1049]

Very nic and very hardwork sir fully information provided thans so much a lot offf sir my dreams summit mount Everest thx so much sir 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@shreeharshaphatak3666]

Amazing experience.. English subtitles would have attracted more audience!

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks !! yes ..will upload subtitles !!

[@rushikeshdate4034]

Wonderful Documentary Sujit Sirji, I am going for BMC in May 2021 but not in NIM. I will be doing my BMC in ABVIMAS Manali. But planning to do my AMC in NIM. Loving your Sahyadri Series, want to explore mountains with you someday! Cheers.

[@jayantbhatt007]

Thanks need to check this BMC 💯

[@ishanaggarwal9712]

Wow. Keep going SSM.🤘

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks ✌️

[@SmokeHouseVlogs]

Bahut detailed video hai. Thank you

[@SujitMallick]

Hope you liked it 😃

[@hikercomrade5728]

Bro awesome experience 🙏☺️😍thanks for sharing

[@SujitMallick]

My pleasure 😊

[@akhileshrana8084]

शानदार...।।

[@triashisrai7447]

Incredible dude....cant wait to try out the course😌

[@SujitMallick]

You should!😃

[@adventraja]

Literally a good documented Video 👍

[@SujitMallick]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shauryachauhan7153]

as soon as we were done with the exercises , our instructors used to recite a poem , JUNGLE MAI PEDH A, PEDH KI DAALI , DAALI PE GHOSLA , GHOSHLAY MAI CHIDIYA , CHIDIYA KI CHOCH , also alongwith that we used to perform funny actions .................... IT WAS DAMNNN FUNNNNNN and amazing, MISSINGGGGG THOSE DAYS...~!!!!!!

[@pramodkamarkar4375]

Sir advance कोर्स हम direct कर सकते है क्या? या फिर बेसिक कोर्स पहले करणा पडेगा?

[@official_pushp_chaudhary]

मैने bmc 260 में हिस्सा लिया आज आपने पुरानी यादे ताजा कर दी धन्यवाद

[@premraaz2636]

Sir BMC admition keb se start hoge plzhelp me

[@official_pushp_chaudhary]

@@premraaz2636 admission Kuch na online form aplye Karna padta h jab Aapka NUM aayega tab cource Kar payoge

[@premraaz2636]

Online form kb aply kare plzbta de abhi chal rh h kya plz sere detels

[@official_pushp_chaudhary]

@@premraaz2636 woh toh start h wo na band hote

[@srinagardiary-lifeinkashmi5731]

Informative 👍

[@ajaypal1082]

Very nice video sir ji

[@Chaitanyamom]

Amazing👍👍👍👍👍

[@thewayfarer468]

I miss this place badly ❤❤

[@radhegodara6686]

Good work mate.....hopefully i'll join one of the session soon.....

[@SujitMallick]

thanks !!😃

[@bhartipardeshi9228]

Congratulations and good video

[@SujitMallick]

Thank you so much 😀

[@AnEDMLover]

Very well documented bro, it was a good experience watching the video. What did your shoot the whole video with?

[@vijayuk0712]

Great 🇮🇳👍❤️

[@vikashbhardwaj2288]

Well done sr

[@arunikamahanandia3678]

Amazing

[@SumitKumar-sj2ch]

Wow Sir 🙌🤟 Superb ! Must had been amazing life time experience and was super tough too.. Kudos to you and all the best for all your future endeavors

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks a ton😃

[@manishsemwal5706]

Nice video Sujit bhai nim

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks bhai 😉

[@sanjaygunjkar7620]

Hat's off to You SUJIT. 👏🙌🌹🇮🇳

[@SujitMallick]

Thank You 🙏🏽😃

[@kumaraashish6024]

Awesome bhai g.......

[@SujitMallick]

Bhai hamara Star hai .. Thank you 👍🏼

[@naturalyogi2973]

When did you apply for AMC and after how many months your sit was confirmed?

[@unwindwithaditya]

Very well documented Sujit. Keep it going and would like to see more videos of trekking often

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks !! I will try my best 😃

[@hemantsunita6986]

muii9

[@hemantsunita6986]

kkii7hnjk. ..8å

[@avonkumar453]

awesome bro 👏....... gud wrk♡♡♡ this is Aashish.....

[@SujitMallick]

:) Thanks bhai !!

[@shreaseesipui2391]

Woww😮😊

[@ankitgusain2534]

Finally aa hi gya bhai.. 💓

[@SujitMallick]

Staring Ankit Gusain :-)

[@ankitgusain2534]

@@SujitMallick 😂😂 bas bhai.. 😂😂

[@manishsemwal5706]

Sujit bhai ji hardwork

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks Manish 😉

[@amitshaw906]

I will go for BMC at HMI in March 2021. I want to apply for AMC at NIM in May 2022 now. Do they require BMC CERTIFIED while online form fillup.

[@Shashank_Maikhuri]

❤❤

[@bantykumar.sh999]

Shooting camera kaun da hai

[@trekkerashish2872]

Awesome

[@Jeetudanu]

nice video sir

[@MEMENTOMORI_23]

🔥🔥

[@sashibhusanmajhi8492]

Super

[@swarnapravamallick1104]

Very nice

[@abcd12341400]

:-)

[@SujitMallick]

So nice🙏🏽😃

[@barshashaw9750]

Vaiya apne Basic Mountaineering course kaha se kiya tha?

[@negicraft7700]

Nice video ❤️❤️❤️

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks 🤗

[@apnafavorite]

reminded me of my time ... such fond memories ... i cant believe we lost our team there

[@SujitMallick]

Lost your team ? Were you in the recent AMC batch ?

[@apnafavorite]

@@SujitMallick correction .... one of our teams

[@PradeepKumar-zw6nt]

Indemnity Bond KYA HOTA HAI

[@sahilnagar5937]

Hello Sujit Bhai. Can I use the videos of your channel in my youtube videos. Actually I run a tourism KZbin Channel.

[@peontravalley]

I have a question

[@mountainslovermanoj8979]

You captured every moment.......I have done my Basic mountneering from JIM & WS. Now I am thinking for advance course from NIM.....your video definitely help me alot.

[@SujitMallick]

Go for it!👍🏼

[@mountainslovermanoj8979]

@@SujitMallick thnksss. Alot

[@ankushshah5422]

Bhai temperature kya tha ?

[@mujahidak8556]

Stay, food, bag, other equipment is included in the fees Plz reply

[@andracottus5991]

Hello, is it compulsory you have to get these courses done if you want to climb serious mountains like Ama Dablam and Everest? I am asking if Nepali govt gives permission only if you complete these? Please help me understand!

[@muhammedbilal8361]

How much total expense? Other than the fees mentioned

[@vaibhavlokhande1002]

Very much nice shoot Sujit.. to much hard work did all of you.. it's really amazing experience.. very nice.. I enjoyed video.. keep it up..

[@SujitMallick]

Thanks Vaibhav 👍🏼😃

[@pinank87]

Hi sujit, Thank you for the video. I wanted to speak more about the course. Is there any way to connect with u?

[@shwetapundir26]

💖💖💖

[@neekitapatel5422]

❤️

[@Narendrachauhan09]

Bhai ye course aapne kon se month me kiya tha🌿🙏👍🇮🇳🏔️

[@ritasana3689]

Kafi dino se kousish kr rhi hoon.lekin abhi tak admission nhi le payi

[@thedistant_traveller3904]

Ye toh ankit bhaiya hai honda showroom wale 💥💥

[@ankitgusain2534]

Ji sir..😅

[@apnabihar23]

Admission process kya h plz bataye 2021me basic course me

[@SujitMallick]

Check NIM, Uttarkashi website.

[@anitalaha1249]

All nice

[@vikashbhardwaj2288]

Maja aa gaya

[@ChandanKumar-rq6dx]

Admission ke liye kya krna hoga nim me bhai please btao

[@jyotigupta-xq1ft]

I am 25 year old I don't know anything about mountering but I really wanted to pursue this courses is it right age to start to be a professional mountenier ?

[@rohitrawat6578]

Bhiya basic advance or uske baad pura karna ke liye kitne fees lagti h

[@varunv.chadha492]

Sujit, well done and very good presentation. Are 40-45 year old eligible for BMC and AMC ? what is the minimum fitness level required ? And, lastly what comes under adventure course ? Thanks. JH.

[@siddhant7666]

Yes sir you can go for it if you are less than 50 and fit.

[@deepanshujindal]

wow man

[@tarundarolia821]

Great video Sujit !! It must have been fabulous experience !!

[@SujitMallick]

It was !! Thanks a lot 🙏🏽

[@ritasana3689]

Pls mujhe bataye ki main kaise admission le paungi

[@shashisinghrawat9632]

NYC 🤘

[@SujitMallick]

Thank You 👍🏼

[@nikagrawal7976]

Bhai kitna Din lgte h...or Kitna Khrcha aata h bro ??

[@apnabihar23]

Bro course kon se language me hota h

[@SujitMallick]

Mostly Hindi

[@elon___alex]

Sir total Paisa kitna lag jata hoga

[@vaibhavjadhav3081]

How to get "A" Grade

[@shrikantdube9904]

Bhai hamre course hoge ya nahi 2021 ka hai 😟😟

[@pranav2649]

For doing AMC are your supposed to do first basic mountaineering course ?? Please reply

[@nikhileshroy7610]

Yes

[@TalesCanada]

What is overall cost of it bro

[@tzuyulin8262]

Thank you for the video! I am recently going to going AMC. But my BMC was like 7 years before, forgot most of the thing. Do you have any suggestion for revision? Do we have enough time for revision in AMC ? Are there anything you recommend to pack in the baggage? Thanks!

[@mieszkoplays]

U can apply for a revision course

[@hatchi_and_mini9051]

Hi I want to apply for BMC for the year 2020 or 2021 whichever available...can you please confirm me if there is any lag time that u have to wait or you get the seats in the same year or which u apply?? also what is the rescheduling procedure for BMC course in NIMS due to covid?

[@SujitMallick]

Please check the latest update on NIM website.

[@randomvideos2669]

Is it compulsory to do BMC before doing AMC, I presume it is but Info on net is very mixed up

[@SujitMallick]

Yes, It’s mandatory to complete BMC with ‘A’ grade to qualify for AMC.

[@karanthapa8938]

Bro are you parsi