SAMA OR SIKKIM AMATUER MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 AS AN NGO AND YOUTH ORGANIZATION BY MR KUNZANG GYATSO BHUTIA THE FIRST EVERESTER FROM SIKKIM.THE GOAL OF SAMA IS TO CREATE A PLATFORM TO DEVELOP TEAM WORK AMONGST YOUTH , PROVIDE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE ON SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN TOURISM AND PROVIDE YOUTH THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE T O BE SELF RELIANT AND FOSTER THE SPIRIT FOR FRIENDSHIP.SAMA IS ALSO INVOLVED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE IN SIKKIM HIMALAYAS