Siniolchu Peak

Height: 6887
Location: North Sikkim, India
Glacier: Zemu
Best Climbing Season: March to April and September to early November
Grade: Technical
Accessibility: Open
synopsis: Route: Gangtok - Lachen – Tallem – Jakthang – Yabuk – Rest camp – Green Lake – Zemu Glacier – Zemu Gap Siniolchu peak rises on the southern side of the Zemu Glacier. It is situated on the water shed between Zemu Glacier and Passanram. Douglas Freshfield a famous mountaineer of his time called Siniolchu the most beautiful Peak on this earth. Team of Paul Bauer’s climbed the peak for the first time in 1936. They approached the peak from Zemu Glacier and reached the ridge which falls between Little Sinolchu, 6538m and Sinolchu. Then from there they climbed the peak. A German Swiss expedition made second ascent to the peak in 1937. for the third time it was climbed by an Indian team in 1979.