Message from the President
Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association (NMIA) established in A.D 2002 (B.S 2058) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization working as a National Mountaineering Institute of Nepal. NMIA works to promote mountain tourism, climbing sports, protect mountain environments and is involved in Mountain Rescue. It is the only national mountaineering institute of Nepal associated with the significant National and International organization. All our members (Instructors) are the future mountain guides of International Federation of Mountain Guide Association (IFMGA/UIAGM) standard certified, our goal is to produce, provide skill full and professionally qualified manpower for the Nepalese tourism industry. We have been trying to maintain and upgrade the teaching standard excellent for the future generation.
We are making some timely changes in the current statute in order to address the issues voiced by mountaineering professionals. The present team at NMIA has been trying hard to give continuity to all the good work done by the previous teams of NMIA. We are putting our efforts to address the present challenges ahead of NMIA and to establish it as one of the leading association of Nepal in the field of mountaineering training.
Finally, we at NMIA would like to reassure national and international mountaineering community and all our well-wishers about our everlasting commitment to work towards the betterment of mountaineering fraternity.
On behalf of NMIA
Ngawang Nima Sherpa
President
Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association
Date: 1st March 2010.
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