Gangotri Group
| Gangotri Group | |
|---|---|
 A photograph of Gangotri Group (including Bhrigupanth, Thalaysagar and Kedarnath) as viewed from Benog tibba, Mussorrie ( 30°28'36.56"N, 78° 0'51.17"E). | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,138 m (23,419 ft)  |
| Geography | |
| Location | Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India |
The Gangotri Group of
Piolet d'Or
.
Notable mountains include:
- summitted massif; Chaukhamba I, 7,138 m (23,419 ft), is the highest peak in the group.
- Kedarnath (Mountain), 6,940 m (22,769 ft), the highest peak on the southwest side of the glacier
- rock spire, and perhaps the most difficult summit to attain in the entire group.
- Gaumukh, the pilgrimage site at the mouth of the glacier. A symbol of the god Shiva, it is the most revered peak in the group.
Mt.Shivling - Meru, 6,660 m (21,850 ft), lies between Thalay Sagar and Shivling, and has some highly challenging routes, only recently ascended despite multiple attempts by the world's best climbers.
- Bhagirathi I: 6,856 metres (22,493 ft); II: 6,512 metres (21,365 ft); III: 6,454 m (21,175 ft)], peaks with moderate routes on the back sides, but huge steep-to-overhanging cliffs on the side facing the glacier. Bhagirathi III, in particular, has seen some of the most extreme rock climbing in the Himalaya.
References
- H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, pp. 139–141.
- Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, ISBN 0-340-64931-3, pp. 108–111.
- Ed Douglas, "Shivling", in World Mountaineering (Audrey Salkeld, editor), Bulfinch Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8212-2502-2, pp. 258–261.
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