2022 Uttarakhand avalanche

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2022 Uttarakhand avalanche
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Date4 October 2022
Location Uttarakhand, India
Deaths27

On 4 October 2022, an avalanche at the Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakhand, India killed 27 mountaineers in the Advanced Mountaineering Course of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. [1] The death toll makes this the worst mountaineering disaster recorded in India. [2] 24 of the bodies were of trainee mountaineers and 2 were of their instructors. [3] As of 7 March 2024, one mountaineer is still missing. [4]

Mountaineers at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering announced that they will climb 11 previously unclimbed mountain peaks as a tribute to the victims of the avalanche. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Uttarakhand: One more body of mountaineer retrieved from avalanche site, death toll rises to 27". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  2. ↑ MASIH, ARCHANA. "India's Worst Mountaineering Tragedy". Rediff. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy: 10 more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 26". The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Uttarakhand: Unclimbed Peaks to Be Named After Mountaineers Died in Draupadi Ka Danda Avalanche". ETV Bharat. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.


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