Asia, India, Matri, Garhwal
Publication Year: 1964.
Matri, Garhwal. On June 20 three Indian girls climbed Matri (22,047 feet), which lies some four miles north of the Gaumukh, the source of the Bhagirathi River, above the Gangotri glacial system. They were members of a group of twelve climbers, both boys and girls, sponsored by the Paribhraman organization of Ahmedabad.