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Indian team becomes first to summit 6,027-metre Tharang II
A group of ten Indian mountaineers climbed a tall mountain called Tharang II.
The mountain is 6,027 metres high and is in Himachal Pradesh’s remote Miyar Valley.
Their expedition lasted from September 11 to September 22, 2026.
They were the first Indian team reported to reach the summit.
The team made a new climbing route on the mountain’s southwest face.
They climbed the Centre Spur and then followed the west ridge.
They built several camps at increasing heights to prepare safely.
Earlier records say British climber Charlie French and Swedish climber Anette Kinde first climbed the peak in 2016.
Transcend Adventures’ ten-member team became the first Indian team to summit Mount Tharang II.
The 6,027-metre peak is located in Himachal Pradesh’s remote Miyar Valley.
The expedition ran from September 11 to September 22, 2026.
The climbers opened a new route via the Centre Spur and west ridge.
Records identify Charlie French and Anette Kinde as the peak’s first recorded ascensionists in 2016.
- Who
- Transcend Adventures, a ten-member Indian mountaineering team, including Padamati Anvitha and nine other members.
- What
- The team completed the first reported Indian ascent of the 6,027-metre Mount Tharang II and opened a new route.
- Where
- Mount Tharang II in the remote Miyar Valley of Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.
- When
- The expedition took place from September 11 to September 22, 2026; the report was published September 24, 2026.
- Why
- The team undertook a challenging high-altitude mountaineering mission and established a new route to the summit.
Key facts
- Peak
- Mount Tharang II
- Elevation
- 6,027 metres
- Location
- Miyar Valley, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh
- Team
- Transcend Adventures; ten members
- Expedition dates
- September 11–22, 2026
- New route
- Centre Spur of the southwest face, followed by the west ridge
- First recorded ascent
- Charlie French and Anette Kinde, on October 1, 2016
Quotes
Padamati Anvitha
Member of the Transcend Adventures mountaineering team
“Every member contributed to route reconnaissance, load ferrying, establishment of camps, movement through glaciated terrain, technical climbing, logistics, safety management and high-altitude decision-making.”
thehindubusinessline.com
“The team opened a new route. They climbed the Centre Spur of the southwest face and then followed the west ridge till the summit.”
thehindubusinessline.com
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