Saf Minal

Saf Minal
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height	6911 m
location	Uttarakhand ( India )
Mountains	Nanda Devi Group ( Garhwal Himalayas )
Dominance	3 km → Rishi Pahar
Notch height	510 m
Coordinates	30 ° 31 '43 " N , 79 ° 58' 0" E Coordinates: 30 ° 31 '43 " N , 79 ° 58' 0" E
First ascent	1975 by a japan. expedition

The Saf Minal is a 6911 m high mountain in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand ( India ).

The mountain is located in Chamoli District in the eastern Garhwal Himalayas in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve . The Saf Minal is located on a ridge that connects the 3.73 km away Kalanka (6931 m) in the southwest with the east-northeast Rishi Pahar (6992 m). The Uttar Rishi Glacier is on its southeast flank, the Bagini Glacier on its northwest flank.

Ascent history

Saf Minal was first climbed from the south on September 27, 1975 by a Japanese group of climbers.

In October 2004 the American John Varco and the British Ian Parnell climbed the summit over the difficult northwest flank.