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Chaukhamba
The mountain ridge of Chaukhamba forms the part of Gangotri group that are part of Garhwal Himalayas. The highest peak that is part of this entire range is named as Chaukhamba I. This highest peak is named as the chief peak of the Gangotri Glacier and is the prominent part of the eastern range of the entire group. The location of this peak is majorly towards the state of Uttarakhand that is one of the states in northern part of the country. The peak is also part of holy city of Badrinath.
The four major pinnacles of the Chaukhamba can be named as northeast-southwest crest and elevates to a range of 7138 metres to 6854 metres whereas the average elevation of the mountain range is 7014 metres. The major cliff is located towards the northeast end.
The elevation of the four peaks named Chaukamba I, Chaukamba II, Chaukamba III and Chaukamba IV is 7138 metres, 7070 metres, 6995 metres and 6854 metres respectively.
It was during the year 1938 to 1939 that the unsuccessful efforts to climb Chaukhamb I. The first ever successful attempt to climb Chaukhamba I was made on 13th June 1952 and the first ever person to trek the mountain was Lucien George and Victor Russen Berger. The path covered by them was from the northeast end that included Bhagirathi glacier and the Kharak glacier. The major pass of this mountain range is the Mana Pass and Chaukhamba I has been declared as major peak that has an eminence of almost 1500 metres.
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