Tirsuli
Sign in to saveTirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, in the Garhwal Himalayas. It rises at the northern end of the Johar Valley, which drains into the Ghori Ganga. This peak should not be confused with nearby Trisul, which is on the southwest side of the Sanctuary.
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- Tirsuli
- Mountain.photo
- Der Szurdse Kund aus Süden mit der Moräne des Milam-Gletschers.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Hardeol (left) and Tirsuli I, photo by Kurt Boeck in 1890
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 7074
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 624
- Mountain.range
- Garhwal Himalayas
- Mountain.listing
- Mountains of India
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- Trident
- Mountain.country
- India
- Mountain.state
- Uttarakhand
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- India Uttarakhand#India
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- Location in India
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1966, N. Mallik (Dy.leader), S. Chakravorty, Tashi (Sherpa), Dorji (Sherpa)
- Mountain.easiest_route
- East Face of Southeast Ridge to Southeast Ridge: snow/ice climb
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- Elevation
- 7074
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- Der Szurdse Kund aus Süden mit der Moräne des Milam-Gletschers.jpg
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- 674
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Tirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, in the Garhwal Himalayas. It rises at the northern end of the Johar Valley, which drains into the Ghori Ganga. This peak should not be confused with nearby Trisul, which is on the southwest side of the Sanctuary.
== Climbing History == In 1939, a serious attempt on this peak by the successful Polish expedition to Nanda Devi East was abandoned after a night avalanche buried leader Adam Karpinski and climber Stefan Bernadzikiewicz at Camp 3. An Indian team led by Mohan Singh Kohli from Indian Mountaineering Foundation, under Ministry of Defence, Government of India tried an unsuccessful attempt to the peak in 1964. Another team led by K. P. Sharma and organized by Himalayan Association attempted the peak in 1965, but turned back from about .
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