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Social Initiative

Beyond the summit,
a duty to these hills.

Adventure skill carries responsibility. Alongside every expedition, The ICE trains villages to respond to disaster and leads the effort to keep the high trails clean.

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150+ disaster-management trainings 6 IMF cleanathon expeditions 4 major rescue deployments

Survival & rescue

Disaster Management
& Wilderness Survival

The programme we're proudest of: 150+ disaster-management trainings that have seeded rescue capacity across Uttarakhand's villages, schools and offices — knowledge tested in real operations from the 2013 floods to Madkote 2020.

Modules cover search & rescue technique, rope rescue, first aid (Red Cross-lectured), evacuation planning and wilderness survival. Delivered for schools & NCC units, corporates, government departments and village task-forces.

Every guide we field on a trek is rescue-trained first — this is where that training comes from, and why we can say it isn't theoretical.

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150+disaster trainings
4major rescue deployments
2wilderness survival camps
20+awareness programmes
ICE volunteers with bags of collected waste after a cleanathon expedition in Pithoragarh

Give back

Clean Himalaya Expeditions

Six cleanathon expeditions with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation since 2017 — hauling trail waste out of the high valleys, with flag-offs from district magistrates, state ministers and, in 2019, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.

In 2024 the campaign went international: IMF Director Col. Madan Gurung flagged it off in Delhi, while volunteers Fay Jane Manneras (UK) and Michelle Theresa Devorok (USA) carried it forward on the trail with ADM Pithoragarh Dr. Shiv Kumar Barnawal.

Travellers are welcome to join as volunteers. Ask us about the next departure — carrying out a sack of waste is the best summit certificate there is.

The cleanathon story → Volunteer with us →
Recognised by

District Magistrate, Pithoragarh

Flagged off Cleanathon 2017 and Birthi Fall Rappelling 2020.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Flagged off Cleanathon 2019 with IMF President Col. H. S. Chouhan.

IMF Director Col. Madan Gurung

Joined the international Clean Himalaya Campaign, 2024.

Himachal Minister Anil Sharma

Flagged off Cleanathon Expedition 2018.

Who we train

Schools & NCC

Disaster-preparedness modules aligned to youth programmes.

Corporates

Team readiness drills and CSR-aligned volunteer expeditions.

Village task-forces

First-responder training for the communities who need it most.

Govt & NGOs

Relief-readiness drills and district-level awareness campaigns.

Common questions

Social Initiative — FAQ

What is disaster-management training and why does The ICE offer it?
It covers search & rescue technique, rope rescue, first aid and evacuation planning. The ICE has delivered 150+ such trainings since 1999 and has led rescue operations during four major Himalayan disasters — 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2020.
Can I volunteer for a Clean Himalaya cleanathon?
Yes — travellers are welcome to join upcoming expeditions as volunteers. Ask us about the next departure when you send an enquiry.
Can my school, company or village request a rescue training?
Yes. We run disaster-management and wilderness survival training for schools and NCC units, corporates, government departments and village task-forces on request.

Training runs year-round · cleanathons seasonal

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or teach a village to respond.

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