Shyamvarn | |
Elevation M: | 6135 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 250 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Garhwal Himalaya |
Location: | Uttarakhand, India |
Map: | India Uttarakhand |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 30.9761°N 79.1278°W |
First Ascent: | on 26 September 1985 a team from west bengal, India. |
Shyamvarn is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Shyamvarn is 6135m (20,128feet) and its prominence is 250m (820feet).[3] It is 150th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3.3 km east of Sudarshan Parbat 6507m (21,348feet). Saife 6161m (20,213feet) lies 2.5 km WSW and it is 3 km ESE of Shwetvarna 6340m (20,800feet). It lies 2.8 km South of Yogeshwar 6678m (21,909feet). [2]
The first ascent of Shyamvarn ends with a tragedy. An Indian eight member team led by climber Asit Kumar Moitra Climbed Shyamvarn on 26 September 1985. On the way back from the summit, the leader Asit Kumar Moitra slipped and fell 2000 feet to his death. The team consisted of Samir Bhattacharya, Manas Bardhan, Nabagopal Basak, Ramjan Bose, Krishna Ganguli, Asish Roy and Sanjoy Roy. [4]
An Indian team from Bombay was led by Ramakant Mahadik. On 20 June 1989 seven member climbed Shyamvarn this is the second ascent of this peak. [5]
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Shyamvarn:
Swetvarn Bamak on the western side. Shyamvarn bamak on the eastern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier which was called Gomukh emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after. the word Bamak is used for Glacier in this part of the world.[6]