Kolahoi Peak

Accessible through the pathway of Aru Pahalgam, this mountain stands tall as the crowned jewel of the Kashmir Division.

From the icy embrace of Kolahoi's glacier emerges the lifeblood of the region, the Lidder River Pahalgam.

[1] Kolahoi Peak was first climbed by a British medical team headed by Dr Ernest Neve in 1912.

On 7 September 2018, a team of mountaineers while descending after successful summit were hit by rockfall debris, which killed two of them.

[3] The first ever Kolahoi Greater traverse was completed successfully on 11 to 13 September of 2023 led by Inayat Ullah Bhat with Raja Waseem and Laway Mudasir.

There are decadal increasing trends of about 76 nanogram/m2 (statistically significant) and 0.39 °C (insignificant) in black carbon concentration and temperature, respectively, over Kolahoi.