Nanda Khat

Nanda Khat
Elevation	6,611 m (21,690 ft)
Location
Location	Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, India
Range	Kumaun Himalaya
Coordinates	30°18′06″N 79°58′33″E / 30.30167°N 79.97583°E / 30.30167; 79.97583
Climbing
First ascent	1931 by Huge Ruttledge
Easiest route	Pindari Valley

Mt. Nandakhat (Bed of Nandadevi) positioned outside the Nandadevi sanctuary or at the rim of Nandadevi Sanctuary (Longitude 79º 58' 33’’ and Latitude 30º 18' 6’’ N) at elevation of 6611 mts. Situated at the left to Pindari glacier & Traill’s pass . This region has peaks like Panwali Dwar (6663 m) on left and Changuch (6322 m) on the right across the Pindari glacier. Nandadevi (7816 mts) stands to its north, west ridge adjoining Mt. Panwali Dwar (6663 mts). Mt. Nanda khat climbed in year 1931 by Huge Ruttledge. Sri PN Choudhary & porter Pansingh. It is always tricky to cross the icefall and the glacier at its snout to 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 in 16 oct 1972.

The 12-member team of Indian Mountaineering Foundation climbed this difficult peak during (first premonsoon expedition) May June 2010. A mix team of 7 male & 5 female members was led by Dr Anil Ghurtoo. 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 the 22nd of June 2010 at 1545 hrs,it took them almost 22hrs to reach summit and 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.

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  Nanda Khat in the morning

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  North ridge

References

External links

• http://www.indmount.org/