Bhagirathi Parbat IV


Bhagirathi Parbat IV is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. The summit is. It is the fourth highest peak in the Bhagirathi Massif. It is located between Gangotri Glacier and Vasuki Glacier.

Climbing history

In 2009 three Slovenians, Rok Blagus, Luka Lindic, and Marko Prezelj, climbed and descended the west face of Bhagirathi IV in a single day, the first reported ascent of this peak. In 1994, Matjaz Jamnik and Silvo Karo also Slovenian, tried and reached up to, but due to bad weather could not make it to the summit.

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

The Gangotri Glacier is on the west side, Vasuki Glacier is on the east side, and Chaturangi Glacier is on the north side. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges Bhagirathi river, also called Ganga or Ganges.