| Vasuki Parbat South | |
|---|---|
| P 6702 | |
  Vasuki Parbat South Location in Uttarakhand | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,702 m (21,988 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 280 m (920 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°51′33″N79°10′29″E / 30.85917°N 79.17472°E /30.85917; 79.17472 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Uttarakhand,India |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | A Japanese Takaaki Fujii made a solo ascent on September 24, 1984. |
Vasuki Parbat South is a mountain of theGarhwal Himalaya inUttarakhand, India. The elevation of Vasuki Parbat South is 6,702 metres (21,988 ft) and its prominence is 280 metres (919 ft). It is 49th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 1.6 km south of Vasuki Parbat its nearest higher neighbor 6,792 metres (22,283 ft) and 2.7 km east ofBhagirathi Parbat I 6,856 metres (22,493 ft). It is located 4.6 km SE ofBhagirathi Parbat II 6,512 metres (21,365 ft) and 4.1 km SE liesSatopanth 7,075 metres (23,212 ft).
The entire surrounding area are protected within the 2,390 km2 (920 sq mi)Gangotri National Park, one of the largest conservation area in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, includingGangotriGomukh Tapoban Nandanvan,Kerdarnath Vasuki tal trek, Har ki dun valley trek, Badrinath to Satopanth tal trek, Gangotri to Kedar tal trek, Gangotri to Badrinath trek via Kalindi khal and many more.[citation needed]
In 1984 A six-man Japanese expedition led by Kijoji Aizawa when failed to climb Bhagirathi I, one of the members, Takaaki Fujii made a solo ascent of P 6702 (21,988 feet) on September 24.[2]
September 4, 1988 three Italians Massimo Marchegianni, Tiziano Cantalamessa and Marcello Ceci claimed the first ascent of Vasuki Parbat South (21,988 feet). They reached the summit in alpine-style in four days climbing the east face. They approached the peak via Nandanban and the Chaturangi Glacier and Sundar Glacier.[3]
neighboring peaks of Vasuki Parbat South:
Vasuki Parbat is surrounded by the Vasuki Glacier on the west side and Sundar Bamak (Glacier) on the east side northern side is surrounded byChaturangi Glacier.Vasuki Glacier andSundar Glacier merge with Chaturangi Glacier. Chaturangi Glacier merge with Gangotri Glacier from the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges Bhagirathi river also called Ganga or Ganges after it meets Alaknanda atDev Pryag.[citation needed]