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.

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