Tirsuli West
| Trishuli West | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,035 m (23,081 ft) |
| Prominence | 600 m (2,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°34′45″N 80°00′14″E / 30.57917°N 80.00389°E[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 17 July 2001 by K. S. Dhami, SS Bhandari, Rattan Singh, Amrik Singh, Jagmohan Singh, Karamjit Singh, Laxman Singh |
| Easiest route | Southwest Ridge (snow/ice climb) |
Tirsuli West, or Trishuli West, is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli, Hardeol, Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, in the Garhwal Himalaya. It lies very near both Tirsuli and Hardeol at the north end of the Johar Valley.
Tirsuli West was climbed for the first time in 2001, via the Southwest Ridge, by a team from the . They placed four camps on the route. This was the last peak over 7,000 m (22,966 ft) in the Garhwal and Kumaon districts to be climbed.[3]
See also[]
- Tirsuli
References[]
- ^ This is an approximate figure. See Garhwal-Hiamalaya Ost (map, 1:150,000), Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.
- ^ H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal 59, 1985.
- ^ American Alpine Journal 76, 2002, p. 393.
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