Trisul

Trishul
Trishul
	Trishul from Bedini Bugyal
Highest point
Elevation	7,120 m (23,360 ft)
Prominence	1,616 m (5,302 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	30°18′46″N 79°46′38″E / 30.31278°N 79.77722°E
Geography
	Trisul India
Location	Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Kumaun Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	12 June 1907 by Tom Longstaff, A. Brocherel, H. Brocherel, Karbir
Easiest route	Northeast flank/north ridge: snow/glacier climb

Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) to have ever been climbed, in 1907.

^ ^a ^b H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, p. 137.
^ Some sources give 7,172 m (23,530 ft).
^ "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks, ISBN 0-89886-238-8.

[carter-1] H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, p. 137.

[other_height-2] Some sources give 7,172 m (23,530 ft).

[peaklist-3] "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[neate-4] Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks, ISBN 0-89886-238-8.

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