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Bhagirathi Massif
Bhagirathi Massif or Bhagirathi Group (Hindi: भागीरथी ) is a mountain range of Garhwal Himalaya in Gangotri Glacier Uttarakhand India, It has four peaks between 6856 meter and 6193 meter. The Bhagirathi I summits is 6856 meter or 22493 feet. It was first climbed by A Japanese team in 1980. It is surrounded by Glaciers on four side on the eastern side of the Massif is Vasuki Glacier, on the western side its Gangotri Glacier the main glacier in this area, northern side is surrounded by Chaturangi Glacier and southern side guarded by Swachhhand Glacier. The entire massif and surrounding area are protected within the Gangotri National Park, the third largest national park in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, including Gangotri Gomukh Tapoban, Kerdarnath Vasuki tal trek. Har ki dun valley trek. Climbing history Bhagirathi I was first climbed by a Japanese expedition team via its south-east ridge in 1980. They used around 2000 m ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garhwal Himalaya
The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Geology This range is also a part of Himalaya Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Major peaks of Garhwal Himalayas * Nanda Devi * Kamet *Sunanda Devi *Abi Gamin * Mana peak * Mukut parbat * Demographics The cities which are included in these ranges are Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, and Chota Char Dham pilgrimage namely Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. Some of the beautiful sites of the location are the hill stations of Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Auli, Chakrata, Chopta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks is also located in Garhwal Himalaya. See also * Garhwal division * List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand * Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Moran (climber)
Martin Moran (19 February 1955 – 26 May 2019) was a British climber, mountain guide and author. In 1985, he became the first person to climb all the Munros (mountains in Scotland over 3000 ft (914.4m) in height) during a single winter excursion. In 1993, he and his climbing partner became the first people to make a continuous traverse of all the Alpine 4,000-metre mountains in a single continuous trip, and without using any form of motorised transport. He created over a hundred new winter climbing routes in Scotland, and made a number of first ascents in the Himalayas. Moran died whilst leading a mountaineering expedition in India. Early life Born on 19 February 1955, Moran spent his childhood on Tyneside. There he met his future wife, Joy, when both were 18 years old. Moran studied geography at Cambridge University and subsequently qualified as a chartered accountant, basing himself in Sheffield. In 1985, Moran and his partner moved to Scotland and established a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Himalayan Peaks Of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state of India. This mountainous state contains, in its northern section, some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Many of them are unclimbed; many are unnamed. A large number of peaks in Uttarakhand are still not open for climbing due to security reasons, as this region borders Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Highest major summits Following is a list of highest peaks of Uttarakhand with elevation over . Of the highest major summits of Uttarakhand, 2 peaks exceed , 13 other peaks exceed , further 89 peaks exceed and at least 100 other peaks exceed in elevation. See also * Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary * Gangotri National Park * Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Sanctuary * Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary * Nanda Devi National Park * Valley of Flowers National Park References * Joydeep Sircar, ''Himalayan handbook'', Calcutta 1979 The Alpine Club's Himalayan Index* Harish Kapadia, ''Across Peaks and Passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivling (mountain)
Shivling is a mountain at tapovan in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya, near the snout of the Gangotri Glacier, one of the biggest glaciers in the Himalayas, and Tapovan, a beautiful lush meadows, both being also popular pilgrimage sites in Hinduism. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River). Its name refers to its status as a sacred symbol -Shiva Linga. It was called "Matterhorn Peak" by early European visitors because of its similarity in appearance to that Alpine peak. While not of locally great elevation, it is a dramatic rock peak, and the most visually striking peak as seen from Gaumukh; that and the difficulty of the climb make it a famed prize for mountaineers. The mountain and its setting Shivling forms the western gateway for the lower Gangotri Glacier, opposite the triple-peaked Bhagirathi massif. It lies on a spur projecting out from the main ridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasuki Parbat
Vasuki Parbat or Vasuki Parvat (Hindi:वासुकी पर्वत) is a mountain range of Garhwal Himalaya in Vasuki Glacier Uttarakhand, India. It has a subsidiary peak, Vasuki south. Vasuki Parbat stands majestically at 6792 meter and the south peak 6702 at meter. Its the 35th highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Climbing history Indo-Tibet Border Police claimed The first recorded ascent that took place in 1973. However, the Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) does not recognize the ascent and the details of that climb have been kept secret. Vasuki Parbat was climbed by a Japanese team in 1980 summited for the second time via the east face, leading to the northeast ridge. An attempt by a two-man team of Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden in 2008. An attempt by a three-man team of Nigel Cleaver, Mark Evans and Ian Johnson in 1980. In October 2010, the four member British-New Zealand team made an alpine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest Mountains On Earth
Currently, There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of or greater above sea level. The vast majority of these mountains are located on the edge of the Indian and Eurasian plates in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see also Highest unclimbed mountain). A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with prominence. Alternatively, a relative prominence (prominence/height) is used (usually 7–8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale. The table below lists the highest 100 summits with at least prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence. A drawback of a prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topographic Prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it. It is a measure of the independence of a summit. A peak's ''key col'' (the highest col surrounding the peak) is a unique point on this contour line and the ''parent peak'' is some higher mountain, selected according to various criteria. Definitions The prominence of a peak may be defined as the least drop in height necessary in order to get from the summit to any higher terrain. This can be calculated for a given peak in the following way: for every path connecting the peak to higher terrain, find the lowest point on the path; the ''key col'' (or ''key saddle'', or ''linking col'', or ''link'') is defined as the highest of these points, along all connecting paths; the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devprayag
Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga. Overview Traditionally, it is considered to be the place where sage Dev Sharma led his ascetic life, giving birth to its present name, Devprayag. It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is an important place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus. "Devprayag" means "Godly Confluence" in Sanskrit. According to Hindu scriptures, Devprayag is the sacred place of merging of two visible heavenly rivers, Alakananda and Bhagirathi, to form the holy Ganga. On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunathji, built of huge stones, pyramidal in form, and capped by a white cupola. Geography The Alaknanda rises at the confluenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaknanda River
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream of the Ganges on account of its greater length and discharge; however, in Hindu tradition and culture, the other headstream, the Bhagirathi, is considered the source stream. Course The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and foot of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand. From its origin, it travels to the village of Mana, meets with the Saraswati River, a right bank tributary, and continues downstream through narrow valleys. It reaches the Badrinath valley, arrives at Hanumanchatti, and meets with the Ghrit Ganga, a right bank tributary. From Hanumanchatti, the river goes to Pandukeshwar and flows through wide valleys and steep terrains. At Vishnuprayag it meets Dhauliganga, a left bank tributary, and travels west t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagiratha
Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, ''Bhagīratha'') is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heaven upon the earth, by performing a penance. Legend Bhagīrathaprayatnam King Sagara, the great-grandfather of Bhagiratha, once performed the ashvamedha sacrifice, but the sacrificial horse was stolen by Indra. The deity had the animal sequestered in Patala, where Sage Kapila was performing a penance. The 60,000 sons of Sagara discovered the horse in Patala, whereupon they disturbed Kapila with their hoarse noises. Infuriated, the 60,000 sons of Sagara were reduced to ash by the fiery eyes of the sage. The responsibility of performing the funeral rites of these sons passed down from generation to generation, until it was acquired by Bhagiratha, who upon his ascension to the throne of Ayodhya, went to practice austerities in the Him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagirathi Parbat IV
Bhagirathi Parbat IV (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत IV) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. The summit is . It is the fourth highest peak in the Bhagirathi Massif. It is located between Gangotri Glacier and Vasuki Glacier. Climbing history In 2009 three Slovenians, Rok Blagus, Luka Lindic, and Marko Prezelj, climbed and descended the west face of Bhagirathi IV in a single day, the first reported ascent of this peak. In 1994, Matjaz Jamnik and Silvo Karo also Slovenian, tried and reached up to , but due to bad weather could not make it to the summit. Neighboring and subsidiary peaks * Bhagirathi Parbat I, 6,856 m (22493 ft), * Bhagirathi Parbat II, 6,512 m (21365 ft), * Bhagirathi Parbat III, 6,454 m (21175 ft), * Satopanth, 7,075 m (23,212 ft), * Vasuki Parbat, 6,792 m (22,283 ft), Glaciers and rivers The Gangotri Glacier is on the west side, Vasuki Glacier is on the east side, and Chaturangi Glacier is on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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