Indrasan

Mount Indrasan is located at an altitude of 6221 metres above sea level in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.[1][2] Mt. Indrasan is considered as the most difficult mountain to climb in the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas because of the challenges involved in scaling it.[3][4] It was first climbed on October 13, 1962 by an expedition organized by Kyoto University Alpine Club, Kyoto, Japan.[5]

It is also believed that whenever Lord Indra arrives on earth he resides here. Indrasan (composed of two words: Indra and Aasana) i.e. the royal seat of the Lord Indra.

References
  1. "Indian Mountaineering Foundation". www.indmount.org. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. Club, A.A.; Press, A.A.C. (1990). The American alpine journal. 32.1990. American Alpine Club. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-933056-37-1. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "Mountaineers experience a thrilling climbing expedition at Mount Indrasan and Peak 5260". Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "Pune Venturers claims to be the first in Maharashtra to scale Mt. Indrasan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. "THE ASCENTS OF INDRASAN AND DEO TIBBA : Himalayan Journal vol.24/13". www.himalayanclub.org. Retrieved 24 September 2020.


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