Kintso from Nagaland completes search & rescue training at NIM

Khrieketoulie Kintso

Khrieketoulie Kintso

Kohima, April 8 (MExN): Khrieketoulie Kintso (Ketou Kintso) of Nagaland Association for Adventure Mountaineering & Education (NAAME) had successfully completed Search & Rescue Training and awarded with Alpha Grade, a prestigious Mountaineering course from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkhashi, Uttarkhand.

He is one among 3 trainees from Northeastern states who had successfully completed in the recently conducted training course at NIM.

In mountaineering career, Kintso has achieved Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC), Advance Mountaineering Course (AMC) with Alpha Grades from National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS) Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, Method of Instruction (MOI) course with Alpha Grade from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling.

He is the first Person from Nagaland to serve as Instructor in Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in 2018 & 2019.

The Search & Rescue Course is the most challenging among other Mountaineering Courses which involves, Himalayan high altitude technical rope access on rocky cliffs, Snows, Crevasses, Glacier, accumulated knowledge of First Aid, Navigation, Audio and Visual Communication Signals, Evacuation methods through helicopter for immediate evacuation of casualties and also deployment of dog to find the casualty, according to Pukil Kintso, Press Secretary, NAAME.