Bhagirathi Parbat III
Bhagirathi Parbat III is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. It is the 95th highest peak located entirely within Uttarakhand, India. The summit is. It is the third highest peak of the Bhagirathi Massif. It was first climbed by Britishers Colin Kirkus and Dr. Charles Warren in 1933, by way of the southeast ridge.
Climbing history
In 1933 the English climbers Colin Kirkus and Charles Warren made the first ascent of 'the central or second Satopanth peak' which is now known as Bhagirathi III. Kirkus' account of the climb is included in the book Peaks and Lamas. Their ascent was made in a pioneering alpine-style and has been described as "amongst the most important ascents by British climbers in that decade".The first successful ascent by an Indian was on 20 October 1966. Janez Jeglic and Silvo Karo climbed the overhanging west face On 7 September 1990.
On 15 September 2015 Debabrata Mukherjee and his team successfully summited Bhagirathi III via the north ridge.