Mt. Nandakhat () is positioned outside the Nandadevi sanctuary or at the rim of Nandadevi Sanctuary located in the

Bageshwar Bageshwar ( Kumaoni: ''Bāgshyār'') is a town and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 332 km from the State Capital ...

district of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, India. (Longitude 79° 58' 33’’ and Latitude 30° 18' 6’’ N) at an elevation of 6,611 m.

Geography

Situated at the left of Pindari glacier & Traill's pass, this region has peaks like Panwali Dwar (6,663 m) on its left and Changuch (6,322 m) on the right across from the Pindari glacier. Nandadevi (7,816 m) stands to its north, west ridge adjoining Mt. Panwali Dwar (6,663 m). Mt. Nanda khat climbed it in the year 1931 by Huge Ruttledge, Sri PN Choudhary & porter Pansingh. It is dangerous to cross the icefall and the glacier at its snout, which you need to cross as you approach the peak. In 1970, two climbers from a Mumbai-based team were killed in an avalanche in the Pindari glacier. Anup Sah from Nainital, Uttarakhand led the first ascent of this peak on 16 October 1972.

Climbing Expeditions

The 12-member team of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation climbed this difficult peak (first premonsoon expedition) from May June 2010. A mix team of 7 male & 5 female members was led by Dr Anil Ghurtoo. The team faced bad weather during the expedition. Four members including deputy leader Dhruv Joshi, Bharat Bhushan, Takpa Norboo, Chetan Pandey scaled the peak followed by the new route (eastern spur & north ridge) on 22 June 2010 at 1545 hrs, it took them almost 22hrs to reach the summit and descend back to the summit camp. The team members are as follows: Dr Anil Ghurtoo (Leader),Bianca Dias, Kavitha Reddy, Rajal Patel, Tusi Das, Ribanisha, Dhruv Joshi, Bharat Bhusan, Takpa Norboo, Chetan Pandey, Wallombok Lingdoh & Lalit. File:Nanda Khat in the morning, Uttarakhand, India.jpg, Nanda Khat in the morning File:North ridge.JPG, North ridge

References

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External links

* http://www.indmount.org/ Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas