Ganesh Trisul

Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres west-southwest of Nanda Devi it…
Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m to have ever been climbed, in 1907.
  • Elevation: 7,120 m (23,360 ft)
  • Location: Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Prominence: 1,616 m (5,302 ft)
  • Listing: Ultra
  • Parent range: Kumaun Himalaya
  • First ascent: 12 June 1907 by Tom Longstaff, A. Brocherel, H. Brocherel, Karbir
  • Easiest route: Northeast flank/north ridge: snow/glacier climb

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