{"id":124679,"date":"2026-09-16T13:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124679"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:48:53","slug":"ramjak-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ramjak-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramjak Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ramjak Mountain Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A four-member team from Keralam recently scaled Ramjak, a 6,318-metre peak in the remote Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ramjak Mountain<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>high-altitude mountain peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the remote <\/span><b>Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It rises to around <\/span><b>6,318 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (20,728 ft).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The peak is <\/span><b>located near Shingo La,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is a<\/span><b> popular trek route from Himachal to <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/zanskar-range\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zanskar<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramjak is known for its <\/span><b>sharp, icy summit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and technically <\/span><b>difficult climbing terrain.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The<\/span><b> climbing route involves glaciers, steep rock bands, snowfields, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exposed slopes, crevasses, seracs, and cornices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First ascent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: An expedition of the<\/span><b> Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">led by Sangay Dorjee Sherpa achieved the first ascent in <\/span><b>2002<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the successful ascent, several expeditions had attempted the peak without success. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/four-from-munnar-scale-remote-ramjak-mountain-in-himachal-pradesh\/article71468455.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramjak Mountain is a high-altitude mountain peak located in the remote Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh. 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