Chaukhamba
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; 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. 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. Mana Pass is the key col for Chaukhamba I.
Photo gallery
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Chaukhamba from Tungnath
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Chaukhamba from Tungnath shortly after sunrise
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Moonlit Chaukhamba from the Kartikswamy temple
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Chowkhamba