Length: 25 Kilo Meters
Location: Chandra valley in lahaul
Surrounding Peaks: Shigri Parvat,Kullu Pumori
Surrounding Pass: Rohtang Pass
Surrounding Trek: Chandra Tal and Baralacha La
Getting There:
By air:
Bhuntar in Kullu valley
By rail:
Nearest rail heads are Shimla and Pathankot
By road:
National Highway No.21 connects Manali to Lahaul.
Kullu: 158 km
Manali: 118 km
Pathankot: 436 km
Jogindarnagar: 284 km
Rahla: 102 km
Rohtang Pass: 67 km
Khoksar: 46 km
Gondhla: 18 km
Can be approached from Rohtang pass road
Synopsis:
The largest glacier in the district is situated in Lahaul sub-division known as Bara Shigri, Bara meaning big and Shigri meaning glacier, in Lahaul dialect. Many mountaineers have trekked it for the sake of hobby or geographical exploration. This glacier rises from a number of large glaciers, meeting in great valley above, filling that up, and then pushing themselves over its rim in one great ice-stream down to the river.
In 1836 this glacier burst and led to a formation of a large lake which caused devastation in the valley.
It is the largest glacier in the Lahaul subdivision. It attracted attention for many years because of the antimony deposits found over here. Bara Shigri glacier means boulder covered ice and is situated at an altitude of 3,950 m and extends beyond 4,570 m on the 11 km stretch which has been recently surveyed. It is heavily covered with surface morain and ice is hardly visible except in the crevices and ablation area. It is surrounded by high mountains on three sides. It is believed that Bara Shigri glacier led to the formation of Chandertal Lake. It was first surveyed in 1906 by E.H. Pascoe and H.Walker of Geological Survey of India.
In 1955 an expedition was sent by Geological Survey of India to Bara Shigri Glacier as a part of programme for International Geophysical Year for examining various Himalayan glaciers.
In 1956 it was reached by an all women mountaineer team. Again in 1956 it was successfully trekked by Stephenson .
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