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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Brammah I
| photo = Brahma 1 and 2 peaks,as seen from Natha top.jpg
| photo_caption = Brahma 1 and 2 peaks, as seen from Natha top
| elevation_m = 6,416
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| prominence_m =
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| location = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| range = [[Kishtwar Himalaya|Kishtwar]] [[Himalayas]]
| map = India
| map_caption = India
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| label_position =
| coordinates = {{coord|33.5063|N|76.0512|E|type:mountain_region:IN-JK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = August 24, 1973 by [[Chris Bonington]] and [[Nick Estcourt]]
| easiest_route = Southeast Ridge: snow/ice/rock climb
}}

'''Brammah''' is a mountain [[massif]] in the [[Kishtwar Himalaya|Kishtwar]] [[Himalayas]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]], east of the town of [[Kishtwar]] and near the border with [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It comprises four peaks, listed in order from west to east:

* '''Brammah I''', {{convert|6416|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, first ascent 1973
* '''Flat Top''', {{convert|6103|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, first ascent 1980
* '''Brammah II''', {{convert|6485|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, first ascent 1975
* '''Arjuna''', {{convert|6230|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, first ascent 1983

Note that Brammah II is the highest of the group, contrary to usual practice. While Brammah I is not the highest, it is the most dramatic, as it is situated at the western end of the massif, above a low base.

Brammah I is particularly notable both for its huge rise above local terrain and for its being the site of the first successful major climb in the Kishtwar Himalaya. [[United Kingdom|British]] [[mountaineering|mountaineer]] [[Chris Bonington]], along with [[Nick Estcourt]], and aided by the [[India]]n Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, made the first ascent of Brammah I in 1973 via the Southeast Ridge. Estcourt notes that "it is not the highest peak in Kishtwar, but it is the most obvious and elegant."<ref name="aaj_1974"/>

The second ascent of Brammah I in 1978 was also made by a British group, comprising Paul Belcher, Duncan Nicholson, Jon Scott, and Anthony Wheaton. Unfortunately Nicholson and Scott perished on the descent.<ref name="aaj_1979"/>

Anthony Wheaton returned to the sister mountain, Brammah's wife in 1979 and made the first British ascent with Richard Hester on September 16, 1979.<ref name=aaj_1980/>

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="aaj_1974">
{{cite journal|journal=[[American Alpine Journal]] | department=Climbs And Expeditions
| author = Estcourt, Nicholas | year=1974 | volume = 10 | issue = 1
| title=Asia, India—Himachal Pradesh, Brammah, Southeast Ridge, Kishtwar Himal | page=215
| url = http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197421503/Asia-IndiaHimachal-Pradesh-Brammah-Southeast-Ridge-Kishtwar-Himal
| accessdate = 2015-03-08}}</ref>
<ref name="aaj_1979">
{{cite journal|journal=[[American Alpine Journal]] | department=Climbs And Expeditions
| author = Wheaton, Anthony | year=1979 | volume = 22 | issue = 1
| title=Asia, India—Kashmir and Ladakh, Brammah I, Second Ascent and Tragedy | pages=292–293
| url = http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197929203/Asia-IndiaKashmir-and-Ladakh-Brammah-I-Second-Ascent-and-Tragedy
| accessdate = 2015-03-08}}</ref>
<ref name=aaj_1980>
{{cite journal|journal=[[American Alpine Journal]] | department=Climbs And Expeditions
| author = Wheaton, Anthony | year=1980 | volume = 22 | issue = 2
| title=Asia, India—Kashmir and Ladakh, Brammah's Wife Attempt | page=636
| url = http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198063602/Asia-IndiaKashmir-and-Ladakh-Brammahs-Wife-Attempt
| accessdate = 2015-03-08}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]

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