| Meru Peak | |
|---|---|
 Meru's three peaks from left to right: Southern, Central, and Northern. The Shark's Fin is just left of the wide snow slope in the centre. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,660 m (21,850 ft) |
| Coordinates | 30°52′5″N 79°1′56″E / 30.86806°N 79.03222°E |
| Geography | |
  Meru Peak Location in northern India | |
| Location | Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
Meru Peak is a mountain located in the Garhwal Himalayas, in the state of Uttarakhand in India. The 6,660-metre (21,850 ft) peak lies between Thalay Sagar and Shivling, and has some highly challenging routes. The name Meru likely originated from the Sanskrit word for "peak".
The mountain was formerly the site of the world's highest BASE jump from a location on the surface of the Earth by Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan, from a height of 6,604 metres (21,667 ft), in June 2006, a record which has since been surpassed by Valery Rozov's 2013 jump from the North Face of Mount Everest.[1][2][3]
The mountain has three distinct peaks: southern (6,660 metres; 21,850 ft), central (6,310 metres; 20,700 ft), and northern (6,450 metres; 21,160 ft). The two higher peaks were climbed earlier than the harder central peak, which was first climbed in a 2001 solo ascent by Valery Babanov,[4] twice by other teams in 2006,[5] and for the first time along the "Shark's Fin" route in 2011.
- ^ "Everest: Valery Rozov records world's highest base jump – video". The Guardian. Reuters. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Leap from the top of the world". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Blog by one of the BASE Jump climbing team "Meru Peak - unclimbed mountains and base jumping - BaseClimb 3 - iTourist Blog". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Meru Peak: The Gate to the Sky". The Himalayan Club (via Internet Archive). 2002. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Climb Meru Before Czechs". alpinist.com. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.