| Brammah I | |
|---|---|
 Brahma 1 and 2 peaks, as seen from Natha top | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,416 m (21,050 ft) |
| Coordinates | 33°30′23″N76°03′04″E / 33.5063°N 76.0512°E /33.5063; 76.0512 |
| Geography | |
  Brammah I Location in Jammu and Kashmir Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Brammah I Brammah I (India) Show map of India | |
| Location | Jammu and Kashmir,India |
| Parent range | KishtwarHimalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 24, 1973 byChris Bonington andNick Estcourt |
| Easiest route | Southeast Ridge: snow/ice/rock climb |
Brammah is a mountainmassif in theKishtwarHimalayas ofJammu and Kashmir,India, east of the town ofKishtwar and near the border withHimachal Pradesh. It comprises four peaks, listed in order from west to east:Brammah I (6,416 m (21,050 ft), first ascent 1973),Flat Top (6,103 m (20,023 ft), first ascent 1980),Brammah II, (6,485 m (21,276 ft), first ascent 1975), andArjuna (6,230 m (20,440 ft), first ascent 1983).
Brammah II is the highest of the group. While Brammah I is not the highest, it is the most dramatic, as it is situated at the western end of the massif, above a low base.
Brammah I is particularly notable both for its huge rise above local terrain and for its being the site of the first successful major climb in the Kishtwar Himalaya. BritishmountaineerChris Bonington, along withNick Estcourt, and aided by theIndian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg, made the first ascent of Brammah I in 1973 via the Southeast Ridge. Estcourt noted that "it is not the highest peak in Kishtwar, but it is the most obvious and elegant."[1]
The second ascent of Brammah I in 1978 was also made by a British group, comprising Paul Belcher, Duncan Nicholson, Jon Scott, and Anthony Wheaton. Nicholson and Scott perished on the descent.[2]
Anthony Wheaton returned to the sister mountain, Brammah's wife in 1979 and made the first British ascent with Richard Hester on September 16, 1979.[3]
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