Kalanag
Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is the highest peak in the Saraswati (Bandarpunch) mountain range, others being Saraswati Devi Parvat (Bandarpunch I, 6,316 m) and Hanuman Parvat (White Peak or Bandarpunch II, 6,102 m). It literally means "Black Cobra". It is close to the Ruinsara Valley. The peak was first summited in 1955 by Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun.[1]
| Kalanag | |
|---|---|
| Black Peak | |
 Kalanag (hidden behind Bandarpunch I) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,387 m (20,955 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in India |
| Coordinates | 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E |
| Geography | |
  Kalanag Location in northern India | |
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1955 Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School |
See also
- Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- Kapadia, Harish (1999). Across Peaks and Passes in Garhwal Himalaya. London: Indus Publishing. p. 155. 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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