North
Himalayan Holidays

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content

Mt. Shivling

Available Mt. Shivling Expedition

Difficulty
Difficult

Highest Point
6,543 M

Duration
20 Days

Cost
175,500.00

Mountaineering Experience

Mountaineering Certification Needed

Mt. Shivling

Is a Very Popular Hardest Mountain Peak for Climbing

‘Mount Shivling is a challenging 6000 meter plus peak in the Garhwal Himalayas of India .Shivling was first climbed on 3 June 1974 via the west ridge, by a team from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, led by Hukam Singh.Shivling appears as a single pyramid when seen from Gaumukh, but is actually a twin-summit mountain, with the northeast summit being slightly higher than the southwest summit, 6,501 m (21,329 ft). Between Gaumukh and Shivling lies the Tapovan meadow, a popular pilgrimage site due to its inspiring view of the mountain.’.

Expedition Highlights

  • Delhi: Briefing and De-Briefing at Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
  • Rishikesh: Evening Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh (Ram Jhula).
  • Uttarkashi: Nehru Institute of mountaineering Uttarkashi (NIM).
  • During Expedition: Gangotri Glacier, Gaumukh, Trekking, Climbing & Photography.
  • One of the most technically difficult mountains, which could not see any summits in several climbing seasons

Expedition Itinerary

After breakfast drive to Gangotri Via Uttarkashi (1150 m). Gangotri is the starting points for this trek. Here you will meet your trekking crew and porters. In the evening, you will witness the puja and aarti at Gangotri temple – one of the four sacred dhams for Hindu in the Himalayas.  Overnight stay & Dinner at Hotel/Guest House

Our first day in Gangotri will be spent checking our equipment for Mount Satopanth, and the guides will demonstrate the workings of the equipment and how to use them.

The walk begins with gradual ascent through pine trees, alongside the roaring Bhagirathi River with towering cliffs on your left hand side. This trail keeps following the river and just short of Cheerbasa,  Beyond Chirbasa the terrain becomes really desolate and barren. In fact, it has been referred to as Arctic tundra by some trekkers. We continue our walk and reach the campsite of Bhojbasa, home of birch (now only a few left in the much denuded area) and setup camp.Take an evening stroll to one of the high points close-by for better acclimatization of the body to the surroundings. We may get a chance to see a group of ibexes or capture a beautiful sunset on Bhagirathi group of peaks and take a glimpse of the majestic Shivling peak. Overnight in tents & Dinner.

After breakfast, we begin our trek to Gaumukh, the source of the River Ganga where you see holy water gushing out from the snout of Gangotri Glacier. Continue further trekking by crossing over Gangotri Glacier and final ascent to grassy meadow of Tapovan – the base camp of Mt Shivling – on the east bank of the Gangotri Glacier. Tapovan is also the base camp for climbing Expedition to the stunningly beautiful Mt Shivling (6543 M). Enjoy the amphitheatrically view of Himalayan peaks from here. Total trek about 6 hrs. Overnight in tents & Dinner.

To aid acclimatization, we spend a day in the serene surroundings of Tapovan. After a relaxed morning, we go for a short walk to gain some height and then return for a hot lunch. Overnight in tents & Dinner.

Today we load ferry from base camp to ABC and return to Base camp Tapovan, Overnight in tents & Dinner.

Today trek to ABC and set up camp here.  Let your body acclimatize properly. Overnight in tents & Dinner.

Another rest day today, as the HAPs go ahead to fix the ropes while we go for a short height-gain before returning to the camp for lunch.

The technical climb starts today. After a short walk on the glacier for about an hour and half, we negotiate a rock band and then an ice gully. From here we traverse a couple of gentle humps to reach camp 1. We would be using ropes for this section and ascenders as well.

Another rest day today, as the HAPs go ahead to fix the ropes while we go for a short height-gain before returning to the camp for lunch.

 Our technical climbing session starts today.  We would use ropes for this part of our trekking session and ascender’s as well.

Move to Camp 3 (6200m) on a very restricted area of the where snow platforms need to be cut.

We normally start the summit attempt around midnight so we are up on the summit early enough. It depends a lot on the weather conditions on that day. All climbers will need to be well protected for the cold conditions on the summit night. Reaching the summit enjoy and cherish the mesmerizing views of the expansive Gangotri range of peaks. Make you way down and descend to Camp 2 where we spend the night.

We descend down to Tapovan our base camp. Overnight in tents & Dinner

Return to Gangotri. Drive back to Uttarkashi. Overnight in Hotel/Guest house & Dinner.

Back drive to Dehradun & Board to your destination as per your plan. SERVICE END HERE.

Inclusions

What is Included in the Expedition

Exclusions

What is Not Included in the Expedition

Payment and Cancellation Policy

LET’S RESEARCH NOW!

IF YOU DETERMINED FOR EXPEDITION THEN YOU NEED TO RESEARCH ABOUT THE WHOLE ROUTE BEFORE YOUR JOURNEY.

The map is created by MountainSubhajit

BOOK YOUR EXPEDITION! HURRY UP!

MAKE YOUR TRIP WITH COMPANY ORGANIZED SCHEDULE OR CUSTOMIZED.

DON'T FORGET TO PACK!

MAKE YOUR DREAM SUCCESSFUL FOR LIFETIME

GOOD TREKKING SHOE & CHAPPAL

A GOOD QUALITY RUCKSACK

FULL RAINCOAT OR PONCHU

HIKING STICK & GLOVES

PERSONAL WATER BOTTLE

POWER BANK OR SOLAR CHARGER

DOWN JACKET & SNOW PANT

PERSONAL SLEEPING BAG

CAMERA KITS & SUNGLASS

2 SET SOCKS & WORM CLOTHS

SIMILAR EXPEDITION & TREKS

Mt. Kedar Dome

Altitude 6,831 M
20 Days
Cost 95,500.00

Mt. Shivling

Altitude 6,543 M
20 Days
Cost 175,500.00

Lamkhaga Pass Trek

Altitude 5,200 M
8 Days
Cost 32,500.00

Kedartal Trek

Altitude 4,550 M
6 Days
Cost 16,800.00

Chopta Chandrashila Top

Altitude 4,000 M
4 Days
Cost 9,600.00

Har Ki Dun

Altitude 3,500 M
8 Days
Cost 12,600.00

Nandanvan Vasukital Trek

Altitude 4,850 M
8 Days
Cost 25,000.00

Gaumukh Tapovan Trek

Altitude 4,400 M
6 Days
Cost 16,500.00

Dodital Hanuman Chatti

Altitude 4,145 M
6 Days
Cost 37,650.00

Dodital Lake Trek

Altitude 4,145 M
6 Days
Cost 16,650.00

Dayara Bugyal Trek

Altitude 3650 M
5 Days
Cost 8,500.00

Bali Pass Trek

Altitude 4950 M
9 Days
Cost 20,500.00

Auden’s Col Trek

Altitude 5,400 M
13 Days
Cost 59,500.00

Kalindi Khal Pass Trek

Altitude 5950 M
13 Days
Cost 60,000.00

Panpatia Col Trek

Altitude 5,260 M
12 Days
Cost 60,000.00
Previous
Next
0 0 votes
Total Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

© 2021 NORTH HIMALAYAN HOLIDAYS - All Rights Reserved

DESIGNED BY WWINNOVATORS

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on whatsapp