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<div>{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}<br />
{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Bhagirathi Parbat I<br />
| other_name = <br />
| photo =Bhagirathi Massif.jpg<br />
| photo_caption =From left to right Vasuki Parbat, Bhagirathi Parbat II, IV, III, I <br />
| elevation_m = 6856<br />
| elevation_ref =<ref>https://himalayanhigh.in/himalayas/himalayan-resource.aspx?resourceRequested=2000&resource-ResourceID=71</ref><br />
| prominence_m = 672<br />
| prominence_ref =<ref>https://peakvisor.com/peak/bhagirathi-1.html</ref><br />
| listing = <br />
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]<br />
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| map = Uttarakhand<br />
| range_coordinates = <br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| label_position = right <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30|51|00|N|79|08|57|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <br />
| first_ascent = The first ascent by Japanese Expedition 1980. <br />
| easiest_route = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhagirathi Parbat I''' (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत I) is a mountain in Uttarakhand India, Its highest peak in the [[Bhagirathi Massif]]. It's the 62nd highest located entirely within the India. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. Bhagirathi Parbat I is 393rd highest peak in the world.<ref>https://4sport.ua/_upl/2/1442/highasiato6650DRAFT-a-and-b-peaks.pdf</ref> The summits is 6856 meter or 22493 feet. It was first climbed by a Japanese team in 1980.<ref>{{cite book |title=Across Peaks and Passes in Garhwal Himalaya |pages=108 |isbn=9788173870972 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KptmxrqhKl4C&pg=PA108&dq=first+ascent+of+Bhagirathi+I#v=onepage&q=first%20ascent%20of%20Bhagirathi%20I&f=false |accessdate=17 April 2020|last1=Kapadia |first1=Harish |year=1999 }}</ref><br />
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==Climbing history==<br />
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It was first climbed by a Japanese expedition team via its south east ridge in 1980. They used around 2000 m rope for fixing and technical climbing. The second climb happened in 1983 by a British team led by [[Martin Moran]] and his three friend John Mothersele, Charlie Heard and Kevin Flint via west ridge. On 21 August, Martin Moran and Charlie Heard reached the summit around 4.30 pm; the next day, on 22 August, Charlie Heard died from a fall while abseiling.<ref>https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/40/16/bhagirathi-i-expedition-1983/</ref><br />
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==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==<br />
Bhagirathi Parbat I neighboring or subsidiary peaks: <br />
* '''[[Satopanth]]''', 7,075&nbsp;m (23,212&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|50|42|N|79|12|45|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Vasuki Parbat]]''', 6,792&nbsp;m (22,283&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|52|30|N|79|10|30|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat III]]''', 6,454&nbsp;m (21175&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|09|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Swachhand]]''', 6,721&nbsp;m (22051&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|48|34|N|79|13|27|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Chaukhamba|Chaukhamba I]]''', 7,138&nbsp;m (23419&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|55|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Mandani Parbat]]''', 6,193&nbsp;m (21175&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|44|01|N|79|11|57|E|type:mountain}}<br />
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==Glaciers and rivers==<br />
The Gangotri Glacier on the west side and Vasuki Glacier on the east side. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges Bhagirathi river also called Ganga or Ganges.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]</div>123.201.52.166