The summit of Mt. Sudarshan in 2002 was a historical moment for Giripremi. Giripremi became the first Indian civilian institution to summit using the south-west ridge on 7 June 2002.
Mt. Sudarshan also known as Sudarshan Parbat is located in the Garhwal range of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India .
It stands at a height of 6529 m.
This mountain is the 87th highest located entirely within the state of Uttarakhand.
It was first attempted by an Indo-French expedition, led by Harish Kapadia on 30 May 1981 by climbing the east ridge.
Mt. Sudarshan is surrounded by many 6000er peaks such as – Chaturbhuj (6654 m), Shyamvarn (6,135 m), Yogeshwar (6678 m), Kalidhang (6373 m), Manda 1 (6511m)
Sudarshan Parbat has Swetvarn Bamak on its Eastern side, Thelu bamak on its Southern side.
Both these Glaciers are tributaries of the Raktvarn Bamak which drains itself at the Gangotri Glacier.
The river Bhagirathi emerges from this glacier which is one of the main tributaries of the river Ganga.