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{{short description|Mountaineering institute in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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[[File:Skiing Centre - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports - Solang Valley - Kullu 2014-05-10 2555.JPG|250px|thumb|Skiing Centre - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports - [[Solang Valley]], [[Kullu district|Kullu]]]]
'''Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports''' (abbreviated to '''ABVIMAS''') is an Indian institute, which provides specialized training in [[skiing]], [[mountain rescue]] and [[mountaineering]], founded in 1961. The institute is located in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABVIMAS :: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports |url=https://www.abvimas.org/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=www.abvimas.org}}</ref>
== History ==
In 1961, it was set up as the Western Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, but later it was renamed in 2008 after former [[PM of India]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Roshen Dalal |title=India at 70: snapshots since Independence |date=23 August 2017 |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=9789386815378 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&dq=Atal+Bihari+Vajpayee+Institute+of+Mountaineering+and+Allied+Sports+%221961%22&pg=PT92}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=mumbaihikers|date=2017-07-14|title=ATALBIHARI VAJPAYEE INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEERING 2017 schedule|url=https://mumbaihikers.net/blog/2017/07/14/atalbihari-vajpayee-institute-mountaineering/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Mumbai Hikers Network|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, the institute formed an MOU with Swarnim Gujarat Sports University for collaborative training.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=SGSU |url=https://sgsu.gujarat.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/Images/pdf/23-ABVIMAS-27112018.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=}}</ref>
== Courses ==
ABVIMAS offers mountaineering, skiing and water sports courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about mountaineering institutes and courses in India |url=https://www.girlonthemountains.com/single-post/2018/08/03/Everything-you-need-to-know-about-mountaineering-institutes-and-courses-in-India |website=girlonthemountains.com |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
* Advance Mountaineering Course
* Advance Skiing Course
* Method of Instruction (Skiing) Course
* Intermediate Water Sports Course (White Water Kayaking) & Advance Water Sports Course (Sailing)
* Intermediate water Sports Course
* Advance Water Sports Course (White Water Kayaking)
* Advance Water Sports
* Method  of Instruction (Water Sports Course)
*Trained Trainers of Advance Mountaineering Course<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Himachal Pradesh Disaster Management|url=https://www.hpsdma.nic.in/Index1.aspx?lid=5201&lsid=7823&pid=90&lev=3&langid=1|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Mountaineering in India]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.adventurehimalaya.org/ Official website]
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