Chaukhamba Peak (7318m.)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Region:- Chamoli.
• Total Duration – 33 Nights / 34 Days
• Style Of Trip – Climbing
• Maximum Altitude –  6325 m.
• Grade – Difficult
• Best Season – May June  to September October
• Accommodation – Hotel/Guesthouse; Organized Campsite
• Food – On trek – All meals included
• Chaukhamba, the four pillars lies in the Gangotri glacier of Garwal Himalayas in Uttrakhand state of India. The magnificent Chaukhamba Massif has a 30km long ridge which has 6 summits and Chaukhamba I is the highest among them.  The peak was first summated by a French expedition in 1952 and later scaled by an Indian team in 1967. The Chaukhamba peaks are challenging and require high level of technical skills.
• The expedition starts from Mana village to Bhagirak Kharak 15000ft, the base camp held after some transit camps. Further from the base route is hazardous filled with rock fall areas. We will transfer loadsto the ABC and establish it subsequently. Once all the loads are ferried ABC is fixed at 16000ft. Further from ABC we will carry on transferring loads to the camp I. The route leads through ice walls crevasses and avalanche prone area by fixing hundreds of meters climbing ropes for a safe traverse. Soon we will reach the campsite suitable for Camp I. We will dump the loads and establish camp I. After camp I we will put our first steps on Bhagirak Kharak glacier and hike through lateral moraines. We will traverse the glacier on south west direction and enroute one can identify the junction of the small unnamed glacier created from the ice fall of Mt. Chaukhamba I and Bhagirak Kharak. We will establish our camp II at 18000ft. The route towards camp III is graded as difficult due to icefall, low visibility caused by inconsistent weather and requiring thousands of meter ropes on dangerous slants. We will reach at the top of snow slope after hours of tiring effort and will fix our camp III at 20,000ft. Next day we will recce the upper slopes of camp III and start climbing roped up and belaying towards camp IV. Climbing turns slow as we work on eased slopes of knee deep snow slant. Few hours later we will reach at the 150ft ice wall slanting to 70 degree gradient. We will negotiate the obstacles and pitch our camp IV at 22,000ft. It will be our summit camp and in early hours we will attack the mountain. The route to the summit is a mixture of snow slopes, ice walls and hidden crevasses. After a grueling and exhausting climb we will reach at the top of Chaukhamba I at 7318m. We will take photographs and will remain for some time at the top of mighty peak. Finally we will descend carefully to the summit camp and to the lower camps. Soon we will reach the base and so on to the road head.
• Overall the Mt. Chaukhamba peaks are the most technical peaks found in the Garwal Himalayas. Mt. Chaukhamba can pay a significant role and provide vast range of experience for those looking to climb world’s highest 8000ander peaks. It can be an ideal introductory and can assist to understand the high altitude weather, terrain and the sheer challenges that remain unpredictable on all tough climbing’s. So join in our one of programs and get ready for the ultimate test of extreme mountaineering.