Ramabang
| Ramabang | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,135 m (20,128 ft) |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Place of Rama[1] (Hindu) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 22 June 2008 by Gerry Galligan, Paul Mitchell, and Darach Ó Murchú |
| Easiest route | South-west ridge (AD) |
Ramabang is a 6,135-metre (20,128 ft) mountain in the Himalayas, in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
It was first climbed and named in June 2008 by a team of Irish climbers, members of the Irish Mountaineering Club.[2][3] The first-ascent route was via the south-west ridge, about AD grade.[1]
References
- 1 2 Galligan, Gerry (10 July 2008). "Dispatch from Kullu". Irish Mountaineering Club. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ↑ "Major Expeditions to the Indian Himalaya in 2008". Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ↑ Galligan, Gerry (2013). Climbing Ramabang. Vicarious Publishing. ISBN 9781909461031.
External links
- irishmountaineeringclub.org - Report from Gerry Galligan
- mountaineering.ie - Report from Darach Ó Murchú
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