Shikar Beh

Elevation6,200 m (20,300 ft)^[1]

Prominence2,223 m (7,293 ft)^[1]

Isolation31.35 km (19.48 mi)^[1]

Shikar Beh
Shikar Beh
Highest point
Elevation	6,200 m (20,300 ft)^[1]
Prominence	2,223 m (7,293 ft)^[1]
Isolation	31.35 km (19.48 mi)^[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	32°25′N 77°4′E / 32.417°N 77.067°E / 32.417; 77.067^[1]
Geography
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Parent range	Punjab Himalayas

Shikar Beh is a mountain located in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is an ultra-prominent peak and is the 142nd highest in Asia.^[1] It has an elevation of 6,200 m (20,300 ft).^[2]

In 1955, the Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association underwent an expedition to climb several unnamed peaks north of Manali in India.^[3] A documentary directed by Vic Bray called “Wings on the Himalayas” was created in the same year in collaboration with the Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association, which shows the team climbing three other mountains in the area.^[4] Taragiri, Tambu, and Ashagiri. They managed to reach the ‘Summit Cone’ of the Shikar Beh mountain.

In 1973, a Japanese team summited the mountain, but later expeditions found crevices making the summit almost impossible to reach.^[5]

On June 25, 2024, 9 mountaineers, including 6 sherpas and 2 base camp members, became the first people to summit Gupt Parvat. After summiting the mountain, the decided to try and summit Shikar Beh, but at around 200 meters from the summit, they encountered a lot of crevices, making it almost impossible to reach the summit.^[6]

Several other expeditions from Japan, Italy, and India also took place.^[7]

References

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↑ "Wings on the Himalayas (1955)". MNTNFILM. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
↑ Khanna, Rohit (2024-07-28). "Chasing highs that Everest can't provide". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
↑ G, Eisha (2024-07-14). "OT Interview: Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta On Becoming The First Person To Summit Gupt Parvat". Outlook Traveller. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
↑ MPost (2024-02-26). "10-member team from Bengal to scale Mt. Shikar Beh & Gupt Parbat". Millennium Post. Retrieved 2024-11-01.