Kalanag

For the German film producer and magician, see Kalanag (magician).

Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is a peak in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is the highest peak in the Bandarpunch massif, others being Bandarpunch I (6,316 m) and White Peak or Bandarpunch II (6,102 m). The name literally means "Black Cobra" in Hindi.

Kalanag
Black Peak
Kalanag
Highest point
Elevation	6,387 m (20,955 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in India
Coordinates	31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E
Geography
Kalanag Location in northern India
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	1955 Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School

The peak was first summited in 1955 by schoolmaster Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun.^[1]

The Doon School 1984 expedition to Kalanag

See also

• Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering
• List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand

References

1. Kapadia, Harish (1999). Across Peaks and Passes in Garhwal Himalaya. London: Indus Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 9788173870972. The area first came into prominence when the Doon School masters—R.L. Holdsworth, J.T.M. Gibson, J.A.K. Martyn and Gurdial Singh—used this area to offer climbing experience to their wards during summer holidays. In fact the first ascent of Bandarpunch was by Jack Gibson...Gibson and his boys also made the first ascent of Kalanag in 1955.