Uja Tirche

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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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 the Survey 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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