Hanuman Tibba

Hanuman Tibba is the highest mountain peak of the Dhauladhar Range in Himachal Pradesh, with an altitude of 5,982 metres (19,626 ft) above sea level. It is a well known local peak, partly due to it resembling a steep pyramid, with its noted feature of steep vertical rise from its base camp site. Its west face has been a recent site to many attempts to climb through the “Shipton spur”, a steep, technical, sustained rocky feature often exposed to winds and gnarly ice flutings. The Diretissima through this face is still unclimbed. In a noted recent attempt by the Alpine Club of the Greater Himalayas, 4 alpinists tried climbing through this very spur, but were defeated by rotten ice conditions, high at 5,720 m (18,770 ft).

Some controversy initially surrounded Werner Merkel Roth and fellow members (Mr. A. Iyer, Mr. Mir. H) reports of climbing an approximately 58-metre rock shelf (AD VI+) at nearly 5,500 m (18,000 ft), a claim which was later to be accepted when an Austrian climbing party reported and verified the same.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Himachal Pradesh: Climbing Hanuman Tibba". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Pawar, Jayanti. "Tamil classical conference flag hoisted at Hanuman Tibba". Chennai. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. Sharma, Suresh. "Peaks around Manali including Rohtang pass, Seven Sisters, Deo Tibba, Hanuman Tibba, Hamta Pass, have been experiencing snowfall since morning. Waves of cold have gripped Manali". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2018.


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