Indian Mountaineering Foundation is the apex national body in India for mountaineering and allied sports. IMF supports, promotes and regulates national and international climbing and mountaineering in India and is affiliated to the UIAA (The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation). IMF is also the regulatory body for the competitive Olympic sport of Sport Climbing and is affiliated to the IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing). IMF is also engaged in mountain protection work, knowledge building and awareness generation of the Indian Himalaya. The organization also promotes and encourage schemes for environmental protection and conservation initiatives in the Indian Himalayas.