Nanda Devi is in India. It is the second moutain inIndia
2006-11-05 21:25:56
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answered by maussy 7
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Nanda Devi is the second tallest mountain in India (Kangchenjunga is the tallest) and its name means Bliss-Giving Goddess. The peak is regarded as the patron-goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya, currently in Uttaranchal state.
Of geographical interest, Nanda Devi stands guarded by a barrier ring of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalayas, 12 of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height
Nanda Devi
Elevation :7,816 metres (25,645 feet) Ranked 23rd
Location :Uttaranchal, India
Range: Garhwal Himalaya
Prominence :3,139 metres Ranked 74th
Coordinates: 30°23′N 79°57′E
First ascent :1936 by Noel Odell and Bill Tilman
Easiest route: glacier/snow/ice climb
2006-11-06 01:37:06
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answered by THE BIG RED MONSTER 1
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Nanda Devi is the second tallest mountain in India (Kangchenjunga is the tallest) and its name means Bliss-Giving Goddess. The peak is regarded as the patron-goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya, currently in Uttaranchal state.
Of geographical interest, Nanda Devi stands guarded by a barrier ring of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalayas, 12 of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height
Nanda Devi
Elevation :7,816 metres (25,645 feet) Ranked 23rd
Location :Uttaranchal, India
Range: Garhwal Himalaya
Prominence :3,139 metres Ranked 74th
Coordinates: 30°23′N 79°57′E
First ascent :1936 by Noel Odell and Bill Tilman
Easiest route: glacier/snow/ice climb
2006-11-05 23:28:08
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answered by No matter what happens i ll... 2
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Nanda Devi is the second tallest mountain in India (Kangchenjunga is the tallest) and its name means Bliss-Giving Goddess. The peak is regarded as the patron-goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya, currently in Uttaranchal state.
Of geographical interest, Nanda Devi stands guarded by a barrier ring of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalayas, 12 of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height, further elevating its sacred status as the daughter of the Himalaya in local myth and folklore.
Its ascent also necessitated fifty years of arduous exploration in search of a passage into the interior of this almost insurmountable ring. In 1934, the British explorers Eric Shipton and H.W. Tilman with three Sherpa companions, Angtharkay, Pasang, and Kusang, finally discovered a passageway. When the mountain was later climbed in 1936 by a British-American expedition, including Tilman and Noel Odell, it became the highest peak climbed by man until the 1950 ascent of Annapurna (8,091 m).
A difficult new route (the NW Buttress) was climbed by a thirteen-person team in 1976. Three Americans, John Roskelley, Jim States and Lou Reichardt, summitted on September 1. The expedition was co-led by Louis Reichardt, Ad Carter (who was on the 1936 climb) and Willi Unsoeld, who climbed the West Ridge of Everest in 1963. Unsoeld's daughter, Nanda Devi Unsoeld, who was named after the peak, died on this expedition1. In 1981, the first women to stand on the summit were part of an Indian led expedition.
The Nanda Devi Sanctuary has also been explored by Harish Kapadia first in 1970. One of the few early parties to visit and climb Bethartoli Himal. He returned to enter the inner Sanctuary in 1974 and climbed Devtoli. Finally in 2001, as leader of the official Indian Mountaineering Federation sponsored expedition he explored unknown corners in the Sanctuary to prepare a detailed Management Plan.
Other new areas he visited for explorations were Bhagirtah Kharak Glacier and crossing of Shrak La (first and only one to do so until now after Shipton-Tilman in 1934). Exploring of Arwa Valleys and photographing of Arwa Tower and Arwa Spire peaks, exploring of Trimukhi Parvat in the Jadh Ganga valleys (only visitor after J. B. Auden in 1931), and attempt on the Panpatia Glacier to discover the col crossed by Shipton-Tilman in 1934.
The mountain actually has two peaks, Nanda Devi and Nanda Devi East. The first attempt to traverse the ridge between the peaks resulted in the death of the team. Tenzing Norgay was in a support team on this expedition—some years later people would ask him what was the most difficult climb he ever took part in, expecting him to say Everest, but he would surprise them by saying Nanda Devi East.
Currently, Nanda Devi forms the core of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established as part of the Nanda Devi National Park by the Indian government in 1982. In 1988, the Nanda Devi National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site[1], "of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humankind." The main summit has been off-limits to climbing expeditions since 1982 except for a 1993 Indian army led expedition to check the state of recovery and remove garbage left by prior expeditions.
2006-11-06 01:27:39
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answered by catzpaw 6
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it is in india ,it is about 8000m high
2006-11-06 04:44:43
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answered by Anonymous
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