high altitude warfare school of indian army is located at pune, maharashtra.
high altitude warfare school of indian army is located?
pune, maharashtra
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the high altitude warfare school (haws) is a training and research establishment of the indian army. in 1948, indian army established a ski school in gulmarg which later became the high altitude warfare school of the indian army specialising in snow–craft and winter warfare. it is located in an area which is prone to avalanches. it is one of the most famous warfare academies of the world. selected soldiers from the us, uk, germany and other countries visit regularly for specialist training.









































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high altitude warfare school
kumar's involvement with the siachen dates back to 1977, when he was approached by a german rafter who wanted to undertake the first descent of the nubra river from its source at the snout of the glacier. the man brought kumar a map of northeastern kashmir that had an unusual feature. beyond nj9842,the map showed a dotted line connecting nj9842 with karakoram pass.kumar quickly asserted that it was cartographic error. in january 1978, he took his findings to lieutenant general m. l. chibber, india's director of military operations. chibber quickly obtained permission for kumar to mount a reconnaissance expedition to the siachen. in 1978,kumar, as commanding officer of the indian army's high altitude warfare school, joined two german explorers in an attempt to navigate the upper reaches of the indus river in ladakh. two years later, one of his former co-travellers returned to india and asked kumar to join him in an expedition to the nubra valley, which separates ladakh from the karakoram ranges. kumar took one full batch of students(40 climbers and 30 porters) from the high altitude warfare school in 1978, saying that he is taking them for practical training. it was the first indian expedition into the remote glacier. the team started at the snout of the glacier and reached glacier's halfway point, braving temperatures that dipped to −50 degrees celsius, and navigating tricky crevasses, peaks and passes—bound to each other with thick ropes. from there, a summit team of three completed an ascent of 24,631-foot teram kangri ii, located on the southern edge of shaksgam valley. the indian air force provided valuable support to this expedition through logistic support and supply of fresh rations. the team returned with the trash left behind by pakistani expeditions as proof of their incursions. unusually for the normally secretive indian army, the news and photographs of this expedition were published in the illustrated weekly of india, a widely circulated popular magazine.
narendra kumar (mountaineer)