Uja Tirche
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Uja Tirche | |
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Elevation | 6202 metres (20347 feet) |
Location | Uttarakhand, India |
Range | Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya |
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First ascent | 1937 Survey of India expedition led by R C A Edge |
Uja Tirche (literally High Mountain) is a peak close to the Tibetan border in the Nanda Devi group of the Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya. It was first climbed in 1937 by Lieutenant (later Major-General) R C A Edge, with a surveying party from the Survey of India.
[edit] References
- Alpine Club Library Himalayan Index
- International Association of Geodesy Obituary