Adi Kailash
Adi Kailash | ||
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height | 6191 m | |
location | Uttarakhand ( India ) | |
Mountains | Kumaon Himalaya ( Himalaya ) | |
Coordinates | 30 ° 16 '29 " N , 80 ° 38' 58" E | |
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First ascent | October 8, 2002 | |
particularities | holy mountain of the Hinduists |
The Adi Kailash (also Chotta Kailash , "Little Kailash") is a mountain in the Kumaon Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand .
The Adi Kailash is located in the Pithoragarh district . It has a height of 6191 m (or 5925 m).
The Adi Kailash is considered the sanctuary of the Hindus . The Adi Kailash is considered to be the residence of the god Shiva .
On October 8, 2002, the mountain was first climbed by an expedition consisting of the British Andy Perkins, Tim Woodward, Jason Hubert, Martin Welch, Diarmid Hearns, Jack Pearse and Amanda George as well as the American Paul Zuchowski over the southwest ridge. They stopped a few meters below the summit out of respect for the holy mountain.
Web links
- Adi Kailash at Peakware (English)
- omparvat.com
- uttarakhandtourism.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ↑ a b indmount.org: Adi Kailash ( Memento of November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), ( English )