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Sight Address : Mountaineering Museum,Darjeeling,West Bengal, India Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Mountaineering Museum has a rich collection of models, paintings, sculpture, photographs, manuscript, autographs, books, mountaineering equipment belonging to famous mountaineers, dresses and other cultural belongings of hill folk. It has two sections i.e. the Main Museum and Everest Museum. The Everest section gives chronological history of attempts on Mt. Everest starting from 1852 when peak XV on survey of India Map was found by Mr. Radhanath Sikdhar as world’s highest peak and name after Sir George Everest the then survey General of India.
IMPORTANT COLLECTION IN THE MUSEUM ARE AS FOLLOWS:
● An important letter from H.H The Dalai Lama through which he granted the permission to the first British expedition on 20th December 1920.
● Initially the expedition used to pass through a Dak Bunglow in Thambu (SIKKIM) instead of the present routes through Nepal &China. The Dak Bungalow register containing the signatures of varioys eminent mountaineers since 192 is preserved here.
● Important information along with original signature & equipment used in the controversial expedition of 1924 by Mallory & Irvine.
● Equipment used by Tenzing, Sir John Hunt & Sir Edmund Hillary during 1953 expedition.
● Important information & Route map of first Indian Mt. Everest in 1960.
● Original equipment used by Nawang Gombhu Who is the first man to climb Mt Everest twice during 1963 and 1965 Everest.
Mountaineering Museum.in Darjeeling
HistoryEdit
Mountaineering Museum is the oldest in the country which was established by HMI in 1957. it serves as a centre of educational and research on mountaineering activity both for the trainees and research scholars.
HITLER’S TELESCOPE
A powerful Veb Carl Zeiss Jena telescope capable of astronomical observation installed at HMI is of great interest to the visitors. One can view the beautiful Kanchenjunga range through this telescope. It was presented by Adolf Hitler to Maharaja Judh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Commander-in-chief of Royal Nepal Army. It was passed down to his son General Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana who presented it to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on 7th 1961.
Must SeeEdit
Attraction
Visiting TimeEdit
9 am to 6 pm
Closed OnEdit
N.A.
Best Season to VisitEdit
Winter (December to January)
Spring (February to March)
Summer (April to June)
Autumn (September to November)
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning , Afternoon , Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1 to 2 hours
Ticket Required : Yes Edit
Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs 10
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.
Video Camera Rs. : N.A.
Guide Required : No Edit
Approximate cost: N.A.
Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit
Dress Require: N.A.
Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Intra-city transport is mostly by hired taxis. The private taxis or cars are essentially of two types – small cars like Maruti Vans or Santros, and large ones like Scorpio, Tata Sumo etc. While you can always take a private taxi/car from outside the station or airport, negotiate the rates and move for Darjeeling, it is always advisable to take one from the Pre-Paid taxi counters located inside the station and the airport.
Bus : You will get buses only from the Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus located on Hill Cart Road in Siliguri. It is about 8kms from NJP station. The usual route is by Hill Cart Road and the travel duration is about 4 hours. Bus fare from Siliguri to Darjeeling Via Hill Cart Road: Rs. 50.00 per person Bus fare from Siliguri to Darjeeling Via Mongpu: Rs. 80.00 per person. The Mongpu route is taken in case the Hill Cart Road is closed. After getting down at the bus stop, you can take an auto-rickshaw, or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.
Train : New Jalpaiguri is the nearest major railway station. New Jalpaiguri is well connected to major Indian cities, especially Kolkata. The diesel engine hauled toy train leaves NJP station at 9am and takes about 7 hours 15 minutes to reach Darjeeling. You can also board the train from Siliguri Town Station or Siliguri Junction Station that are 5kms and 8kms away from NJP respectively. There are also toy trains available from Siliguri Junction and Darjeeling for joy rides. These are steam engine hauled toy trains. Check out Darjeeling Toy Train Services for current status and schedules.
NJP to Darjeeling (1st Class): Not operational since Sept 2010 due to track damage
NJP to Darjeeling (2nd Class): Not operational since Sept 2010 due to track damage
Darjeeling to Ghoom & back Joy Ride (First Class): Rs. 270.00 per person if booked through IRCTC website. This two hours ride includes entry fee for the DHR Museum at Ghoom.
Siliguri Junction Station to Tindharia & back Joy Ride: Rs. 496.00 per person. After getting down at the railway station, you can take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.
Air : Darjeeling does not have an airstrip. The nearest airport is Bagdogra airport (IXB), near Siliguri, which is a 3-hour (approx. 90 km) drive from Darjeeling. Indian, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are the three major carriers that fly to Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati from Bagdogra. Indian Airlines (2254230; Chowrasta) (10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat). Pineridge Travels (2253912; pineridge@mail.com; Nehru Rd; h10am-5pm Mon-Sat) For domestic and international flight tickets. After getting down at the airport, you can take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.
Others : Toy train are also available for this destination.
Things to CarryEdit
Carry bottle of drinking water.Sun-screen, sun glasses, tissue-rolls, roll of duct-tape, extra batteries, torchlight, water, energy-bars are ‘must-carry’ along with a First-aid kit.
•Medicines to carry when you are travelling to a new place or when you’re away from home town (which must be approved and prescribed by your physician or medical practitioner) are:
• Painkillers
• Anti-inflammatory
• Wide-spectrum antibiotic
• Anti-diarrhea
• Anti-constipation pills
• Mild sleeping pills – just in case you feel very overwhelmed by the altitude and atmosphere because of which you are unable to sleep.
Safety / WarningEdit
Drinking Water Problem in Darjeeling.
HelplineEdit
Police-100
Women-181
Fire – 101
Ambulance – 102
Child Helpline – 1098
