- Uja Tirche
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Name = Uja Tirche
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Elevation = 6202 metres (20347 feet)
Location =Uttarakhand ,India
Range = Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya
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First ascent =1937 Survey of India expedition led by R C A Edge
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Pronunciation =Uja Tirche (literally "High Mountain") is a peak close to the Tibetan border in the
Nanda Devi group of the Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya. It was first climbed in 1937 by Lieutenant (later Major-General) R C A Edge, with a surveying party from theSurvey of India .References
* [http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/index.htm Alpine Club Library] Himalayan Index
* [http://www.gfy.ku.dk/~iag/newslett/news7404.htm International Association of Geodesy] Obituary
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