Chaukhamba Peak

Oct. 12, 2024

The two foreign women mountaineers who were stranded at an altitude of over 6,000 metres for three days during the expedition to Chaukhamba-3 peak were successfully rescued by the Indian Air Force (IAF) teams using choppers recently.

About Chaukhamba Peak:

It is a four-pillar-shaped enormous peak located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.
It is a mountain massif that has four summits, along a northeast-southwest trending ridge situated in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalayas.
Being named as Chaukhamba Peak I, II, III, and IV, all of them have different elevations that lie between 7,138 m and 6,854 m.
Chaukhamba Peak I remain the tallest of all the four summits, i.e., 7,138 m above sea level.
It towers above the Gangotri glacier, forming the eastern anchor of the group.

Source : IAF choppers rescue 2 foreign women mountaineers stranded near Chaukhamba-3 peak