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Saife is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Saife is 6,161 metres (20,213 ft). It is 147th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 1.5 km SSE of Sudarshan Parbat 6,507 metres (21,348 ft) its nearest higher neighbor. Shyamvarn 6,135 metres (20,128 ft) lies 2.5 km ENE and it is 2.4 km south of Shwetvarna 6,340 metres (20,801 ft). It lies 4.4 km SSW of Yogeshwar 6,678 metres (21,909 ft). [2]

Saife
Saife Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation	6,161 m (20,213 ft)[1]
Coordinates	30°57′52″N 79°05′59″E
Geography
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	"Diganta", a mountaineering club from Calcutta in 1978.

Climbing history

It was first climbed by "Diganta", a mountaineering club from Calcutta in 1978. [3] In 1981 An Indo French expedition of eleven member, four French and seven Indian climbers led by Harish Kapadia attempt Sudarshan and six other peaks surrounding the Swetvarn Bamak. On 19 May, Hubert Odier made a solo ascent of Saife. From ABC he proceeded on to the western glacier and climbed the snow slopes to the ridge connecting Saife with Koteshwar I. At 8.50 a.m. he was on the summit. It was again climbed on 30 May by three other member Kanu, Danthi and Kami. They followed the same route to the summit which earlier done by Odier. On 7 June a third attack by the same party, this time Alain and Jacques. They started from ABC at 4 a.m. and reached the top at 6.30 a.m. and were back in the camp at 8.30 a.m for breakfast. [3]

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Saife:

• Kalidhang 6,373 metres (20,909 ft)31°02′40″N 79°01′20″E
• Yogeshwar 6,678 m (21,909 ft)30°59′56″N 79°07′03″E
• Chaturbhuj 6,654 metres (21,831 ft)30°59′41″N 79°05′37″E
• Matri 6,721 metres (22,051 ft)31°00′53″N 79°04′11″E
• Swetvarn 6,340 metres (20,801 ft)30°59′12″N 79°05′54″E

Glaciers and rivers

Swetvarn Bamak on the Eastern side. Thelu bamak on the Southern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. from there emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the main tributaries of river Ganga. Bhagirathi River is one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.[4]

See also

• List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand

References

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