Chaukhamba
| Chaukhamba I | |
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Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 30°44′59″N 79°17′28″E / 30.74972°N 79.29111°E[3] |
| Geography | |
  Chaukhamba India | |
| Location | Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger[3][4] |
Chaukhamba is a
Chaukhamba has four summits, along a northeast–southwest trending ridge, and ranging in elevation from 7,138 metres (23,419 ft) to 6,854 m (22,487 ft) with an average elevation 7,014 m;[3] the main summit is at the northeast end.
| Chaukamba I | 7,138 m (23,419 ft) |
| Chaukamba II | 7,070 m (23,196 ft) |
| Chaukamba III | 6,995 m (22,949 ft) |
| Chaukamba IV | 6,854 m (22,487 ft) |
After unsuccessful attempts in 1938 and 1939, Chaukhamba I was first climbed on 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger (Swiss members of an otherwise French expedition). They ascended the northeast face, from the Bhagirathi-Kharak Glacier.[4] The other members of the expedition were the French alpinist and traveler Marie-Louise Plovier Chapelle and the renown French alpinist and climber Edouard Frendo.
Chaukhamba I is an ultra-prominent peak, with a prominence of more than 1,500m.
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Photo gallery
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Chaukhamba from Tungnath -
Chaukhamba from Tungnath shortly after sunrise -
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Moonlit Chaukhamba from the Kartikswamy temple -
Chowkhamba
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See also
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- ^ IMF Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Himalayan Index
- ^ a b American Alpine Journal, 1953, pp. 581–582.
- ISBN 0-340-64931-3, p. 106.
External links
- Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- View of Chaukhamba peak during the Chopta/Chandrashila trek at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-08-23)
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