Kalanag
| Kalanag | |
|---|---|
| Black Peak | |
 Kalanag | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,387 m (20,955 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in India |
| Coordinates | 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E / 31.02000°N 78.57000°E |
| Geography | |
  Kalanag Location in northern India | |
| Location | Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1955 Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School |
Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is a peak in the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is the highest peak in the Bandarpunch massif, others being Bandarpunch I (6,316 m) and White Peak or Bandarpunch II (6,102 m). The name literally means "Black Cobra
" in Hindi.
The peak was first summited in 1955 by schoolmaster Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun.[1]
See also
- Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- ISBN 9788173870972.
The area first came into prominence when the Doon School masters—R.L. Holdsworth, J.T.M. Gibson, J.A.K. Martyn and Gurdial Singh—used this area to offer climbing experience to their wards during summer holidays. In fact the first ascent of Bandarpunch was by Jack Gibson...Gibson and his boys also made the first ascent of Kalanag in 1955.
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