Mount Satopanth (7084m) is one of the prominent peaks of the Garhwal range in the Himalayas, located within the Indian subcontinent. It is also the second highest peak in Gangotri National Park.
| Satopanth | |
|---|---|
 Mt Satopanth during Wikipedia treks Kalindi Khal | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,084 m (23,241 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in India |
| Coordinates | 30°50′28″N 79°12′49″E / 30.84111°N 79.21361°E |
| Geography | |
  Satopanth India | |
| Location | Gangotri, India |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | André Roch, René Dittert, Alexandre Graven and Alfred Sutter - 1947 |
| Easiest route | AD Grade snow/ice climb |
Location
editSatopanth is a mountain in the Gangotri region of the Garhwal Himalaya, in the Indian Himalayas. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The nomenclature of the peak is derived by an amalgamation of two Sanskrit words “Sato” meaning ‘Truth’ and “Panth” meaning “A Figure of veneration or Devotion” when combined means "The True Figure of Devotion and Veneration".
Climbing history
editThe mountain was first climbed successfully by a Swiss expedition in 1947, 15 days prior to the Indian independence, the team was led by André Roch. Lately the mountain has become quite famous for its pre-Everest expeditions, because of her majestic altitude, the daunting ‘knife ridge’ at 6500m and the technical ice and rock glacial negotiations at 5900 m.
In 1933 Marco Pallis led an expedition to the Gangotri area of the Himalaya and the team climbed several peaks.[1] The expedition team reconnoitered Satopanth and during the expedition Colin Kirkus and Charles Warren made a pioneering alpine-style ascent of the central or 'second Satopanth peak', Kirkus' account of that climb is included in Pallis's book Peaks and Lamas.[2] The peak they climbed is now known to be the 6,454 metres (21,175 ft) Bhagirathi III;[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Pallis, Marco (1934). "Gangotri and Leo Pargial, 1933". Himalayan Journal. #6: 106–126. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Pallis, Marco (1939). Peaks and Lamas. Cassell. pp. 40–50. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Dean, Steve (1993). Hands of a Climber - A Life of Colin Kirkus. Ernest Press. ISBN 9780948153211.
- ^ Warren, Charles (1933). "The Gangotri Glacier and Leo Pargial, 1933" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #45 (247): 306–320. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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