Chandra Parbat I

Chandra Parbat I (Hindi: चन्द्रा पर्वत I) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Chandra Parbat I standing majestically at 6,739 metres (22,110 ft). It is 42nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Chandra Parbat I lies on the eastern bank of the Suralaya Glacier. It is located in between Chandra II (North west) and Chandra III (South). It is located 4.9 km NE of Satopanth 7,075 metres (23,212 ft) and 8 km west lies Vasuki South 6,702 metres (21,988 ft). On the 7.4 km SWS lies the Swachhand Peak 6,721 metres (22,051 ft) and Bhgirathi Massif on the west side.

Chandra Parbat I
Chandra Parbat
Chandra Parbat I is located in Uttarakhand
Chandra Parbat I
Chandra Parbat I
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation6,739 m (22,110 ft)[1]
Prominence528 m (1,732 ft)[2]
Coordinates30°52′19″N 79°15′25″E
Geography
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentIn 1938, a six-member Austrian team led by Prof. R. Schwarzgruber, had made the first ascent of Chandra Parbat I

Climbing History

An Australian team of eight member climbed the Chandra Parbat I (6739 meters, 22,110 feet) On September 25, 1994. The team members are Darren Miller, Gavin Dunmall, Glen Tempest, James Serie, Peter Williams, Andrew McNeill, Grant Else and Sarah Boyle. They established their Base Camp below Vasuki Parbat and Advance Base at the junction of the Chaturangi and Suralaya Glaciers. They climbed the 70° northwest face to the summit. Darren Miller made a route up the ridge and then up the face to the left of the Tempest-Serle route. On September 25, they climbed a steep rock until the snow line at 6200 meters. At 5:45 they were on the summit.[3]

Glaciers and rivers

It is surrounded by glaciers on both the sides Suralaya Glacier on the western side, sweta Bamak on the eastern side, Both the glacier joins with Chaturangi Glacier and Chaturangi Glacier joins with Gangotri Glacier from there emerges the river Bhagirathi the main tributaries of river Ganga.

Neighboring peaks

Neighboring peaks of Chandra Parbat I:

See also

References
  1. "Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Group".
  2. "Chandra Parbat".
  3. "ASIA, INDIA—GARHWAL, CHANDRA PARBAT I". The American Alpine Club. 1995. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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