Chaukhamba

Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya.

It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.

[5] It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.

After unsuccessful attempts in 1938 and 1939, Chaukhamba I was first climbed on 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger (Swiss members of an otherwise French expedition).

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