Shilla (mountain)
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Shilla is a mountain peak close to Spiti Valley, part of the Himalaya mountains. Its peak is 6,132 metres (20,118 ft) above sea level. It is in Himachal Pradesh in Northern India.[1]
This rarely seen Shilla peak on the divide between Lingti and Shilla Nullah/nala became so famous that any mention of Spiti led to the memory of it and vice versa as Shilla held a dubious altitude record for 47 years in the trans-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh in India.
The name may be derived from: Shi = death, Shi-la = range or peak death. Other meanings locally offered are 'a place of monastery' or 'a gateway to heaven’.
Climbing history
| Year | Party |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Climbed by an unnamed Khalasi of the Survey of India. |
| 1952 | Recce by a South African party (J. de V. Graff and K. E. Snelson) |
| 1966 | Climbed by an Indian team (R. J. Kumar) on 19 and 20 July
Team Members : R JaiKumar, Harish Shah, Ramadan Prabhu, G. Srikanth, VV Srinivasan, George Vershese, Jagadish Kumar Sherpa : Da Dhendu, Nim Phutar, Pemba Norbu, Ang Dorte, Nim Tenzing, Lakpa Norbu, Sona Ladakhi : Wangyal, Sonam, Namgyal, Ringzing, Tsang Po [2] |
| 1985 | Climbed by an Indian team (S. Bhattacharya) on 31 August |
| 1985 | Climbed by an Indian team (S. Roy Chaudhury) |
| 1987 | Attempted by an Indian team (Harish Kapadia) from north and east cols.[3] |
References
- ^ Guide to Trekking in Himachal: Over 65 Treks and 100 ... - Page 31 Minakshi Chaudhry - 2003 "Kinnaur & Spiti — region has Leo Pargial (6791 m), Gya (6794 , Shilla (6132 m), Shipki (6608 m),"
- ^ A Himalayan Adventure : The Mt. Shilla Expedition
- ^ Kapadia, Harish (1988). "Unknown Spiti: the middle country". Vol.44. The Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
