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Mount Garud Parvat

Mount 'Garud Parvat'(sanskrit) literally means 'mountain of eagle'(garud = eagle;parvar = mountain).It is found in the GORICHEN region of ARUNACHALA PRADESH, one of the 29 states in INDIA. Its height is found to be 5887 metres above sea level.

EXPLORATION

Indian Air Force launched a mountaineering excursion to Gorichen region of Arunachal Pradesh with a goal to discover and climb unlimbered peaks. The team led by Wing Commander D Panda, included 15 air warriors. After widespread search and scouting, the team had summit an peak of height 5887 M which has not been climbed in past. It was a exciting and exhausting task for the team to discover unexplored terrain and find a way up the mountain peak. This was the very first time that IAF has attempted an exploration into this area of Eastern Himalayas.

The peak lies on the west of Mt Gorichen and has been named as ‘Mt Garud Parvat’ by the IAF team who ascended it for the first time in history.