Bhrigupanth (Hindi: भृगुपंत) is a mountain of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It stands majestically at 6772 meter 22218 feet. It is the 38th highest located entirely within Uttarakhand.

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is the highest mountain in this category. Bhrigupanth is the 525th highest peak in the world. It is located northeast of Thalay Sagar 6904 meter, northwest of

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6660 meter and south of

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6529 meter.

Climbing history

There are many attempts on this peak, few of them successful. Below is a list of successful attempts. * First ascent of Bhrigupanth happened in 1980 by Indian American Women's expedition led by Arlene Blum via south face. * A seven member Japanese team of the Senshu Alpine Club, Osaka, led by K. Yakamura, successful by the south face in 1982. * In 1983 an 11-member Taiwanese team led by Huang Lee Chun-Jung. climbed from the west face. Climb followed by a tragedy death of two members and Sherpa Ang Pasang. * In 1987 a 10-member Polish team from Warsaw made the first ascent of the west pillar route led by R. Kolakowski. They descended by the south face route. * In 1988 a 6-member Spanish team led by J. Vicente climbed the peak.

Glaciers and rivers

It is surrounded by Glaciers on all the side

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, on the western side,

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on the eastern side and

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on the south east. The famous Kedar Tal is near Kedar Bamak. Kedar Ganga emerges from Kedar Bamak and it merges with Bhagirathi river at

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Neighboring peaks

The neighboring peaks of Bhrigupanth: * Thalay Sagar: *

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: * Shivling: * Jogin:

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite journal , journal = American Alpine Journal , publisher = American Alpine Club , title = Asia, India-Garhwal, Bhrigupanth , year = 1983 , volume = 25 , issue = 57 , url = https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198325902 , url-status = live , access-date = 18 June 2020 Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas Geography of Chamoli district