Ronti
Ronti is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated on the western rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The elevation of Ronti is and its prominence is. It is 164th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 2.4 km North of Nanda Ghunti its nearest higher neighbor. Bethartoli lies 6.6 km ENE and it is 8.4 km NNW of Trisul I. It lies 24.2 km west of Nanda Devi.
Climbing history
The first known attempt on Ronti was made by P.L.Wood's team in 1945 during their attempt on Nanda Ghunti.The known first ascent of Ronti was made by Peter Aufschnaiter and George Hampson on June 5, 1955. They started their trek from Nandaprayag. They march through the Nandakini valley and crossed the Humkum Gala, 17,170 ft and climbed a pass separating Ronti from Nanda Ghunti. On 5 June They started early 6 a.m. and reached the summit at 1 p.m. and return to the camp at 5-15 p.m.
The first ladies expedition to mountain from West Bengal led by Miss Deepali Sinha. The other members were Sudipta Sen Gupta, Lakshmi Pal, Swapna Nandy, Swapna Mitra, Shila Ghosh and Indira Biswas. Mrs. Sujaya Guha, accompanied the team as manager and Dr. Dipak Shinha was the only male member. They established Base Camp at Rajgher on October 19. They established three more camps. Camp I on the 21st, Camp II on the 23rd, and Camp III at the foot of the north face of Ronti on October 27. Miss Swapna Mitra and two Sherpas climbed the peak on 28 October 1967.