2022 Uttarakhand avalanche

2022 Uttarakhand avalanche

Date	4 October 2022
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Deaths	27

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^[update], 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]

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. ^ ^{a b} "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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