Ronti
Climbing history
The first known attempt on Ronti was made by P.L.Wood's team in 1945 during their attempt on Nanda Ghunti.
The known first ascent of Ronti was made by Peter Aufschnaiter and George Hampson on June 5, 1955. They started their trek from Nandaprayag. They march through the Nandakini valley and crossed the Humkum Gala, 17,170 ft and climbed a pass separating Ronti from Nanda Ghunti. On 5 June They started early 6 a.m. and reached the summit at 1 p.m. and return to the camp at 5-15 p.m.
The first ladies expedition to mountain from West Bengal led by Miss Deepali Sinha. The other members were Sudipta Sen Gupta, Lakshmi Pal, Swapna Nandy, Swapna Mitra, Shila Ghosh and Indira Biswas. Mrs. Sujaya Guha, accompanied the team as manager and Dr. Dipak Shinha was the only male member. They established Base Camp (13,500 feet) at Rajgher on October 19. They established three more camps. Camp I (15,000 feet) on the 21st, Camp II (16,500 feet) on the 23rd, and Camp III (18,200 feet) at the foot of the north face of Ronti on October 27. Miss Swapna Mitra and two Sherpas climbed the peak on 28 October 1967.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Ronti:
- Nanda Devi: 7,816 m (25,643 ft)30°55′12″N 79°35′30″E / 30.92000°N 79.59167°E
- Nanda Ghunti: 6,309 m (20,699 ft)30°20′54″N 79°43′06″E / 30.34833°N 79.71833°E
- Trisul I 7,120 m (23,360 ft)30°18′36″N 79°46′12″E / 30.31000°N 79.77000°E
- Bethartoli 6,352 m (20,840 ft)30°22′39″N 79°47′14″E / 30.37750°N 79.78722°E
- Devistan I: 6,678 m (21,909 ft)30°20′24″N 79°52′48″E / 30.34000°N 79.88000°E
Glaciers and rivers
Nanda Ghunti Glacier flowing west to east and joins Ronti Glacier that flows south to north. both the glacier drains down through Ronti Gad and joins Dhauli Ganga that later joins Alaknanda at Vishnu Prayag. Alaknanda River is one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Bhagirathi River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.
See also
References
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- ^ "NANDA GHUNTI, 1945 : Himalayan Journal vol.14/4". www.himalayanclub.org. 28. 1968. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "NOTES AND EXPEDITIONS : Himalayan Journal vol.20/13". www.himalayanclub.org. 20. 1957. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "AAC Publications - Asia, India, Sikkim, Ronti". publications.americanalpineclub.org. 16 (1). 1968. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES : Himalayan Journal vol.28/19". www.himalayanclub.org. 28. 1968. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Devprayag | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.