It is difficult for the uninitiated to understand fully the benefits derived from the mountaineering. It is an activity which exercises and develop the best of mental, moral and physical faculties in a person. Training is aimed to develop self confidence, endurance, preservation, determination and spirit of adventure. More than anything else it enables a person to discover himself a new. It is a form of sport in which material gins are negligible and one has to toil hard up the gradient towards an ever receding objective with an iron will and resolve in the face of many odds. A mountaineers is always a gainer even though he may not reach the summit. He learns to appreciate the virtue of sacrifice, the value of above all the spirit of Camaraderie.

The training imparted at the institute does not aim to produce athletes and gladiators; rather it enables a student to shake off his/her differences of mind and narrowness of outlook. Apart from technical training, emphasis is to also laid on discipline, character building and leadership. The self discipline imposed by students in difficult condition to ensure safety at the cost of comfort is of lasting value. In addition to mountaineering HMI also aims to instill in its students certain values of environmental protection, love for nature, protection of flora & fauna and also cultural diversity.