Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering

Martyn, Gurdial Singh, Jack Gibson, Aamir Ali, Hari Dang, Nandu Jayal, were among the first to go on major Himalayan expeditions in a newly independent nation.

Holdsworth and Jack Gibson were all Alpinists and introduced regular mountaineering expeditions for the boys during the school year.

Located in the Doon Valley, in the foothills of the Himalayas, the school proved to be an ideal starting point for treks to the mountains.

[12] In Tourism in Garhwal Himalaya, mountaineer Harshwanti Bisht further discusses the school's early expeditions to Badrinath, Kamet and Jaonli.

[13] Doon's students and faculty continue the mountaineering tradition in the form of 'midterms', established by the British masters.