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
- ↑ Indian Mountaineering Foundation. www.indmount.org. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ↑ The American alpine journal. 32.1990{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. American Alpine Club(1990). ISBN 978-1-933056-37-1
- ↑ Mountaineers experience a thrilling climbing expedition at Mount Indrasan and Peak 5260.
- ↑ Pune Venturers claims to be the first in Maharashtra to scale Mt. Indrasan.
- ↑ THE ASCENTS OF INDRASAN AND DEO TIBBA : Himalayan Journal vol.24/13. www.himalayanclub.org. Retrieved 2020-09-24.