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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Shikar Beh
| elevation_m = 6200
| elevation_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| prominence_m = 2223
| prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| isolation_km = 31.35
| isolation_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| range = Punjab [[Himalayas]]
| listing = Ultra
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| map = India Himachal Pradesh
| map_caption =
| coordinates = {{Coord|32|25|N|77|4|E|display=it}}
| coordinates_ref=<ref name=pb/>
}}

'''Shikar Beh''' is a mountain located in [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is an [[ultra-prominent peak]] and is the 142nd highest in [[Asia]].<ref name=pb>{{Cite peakbagger |title=Shikar Beh |pid=12875 |access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref> It has an elevation of {{cvt|6,200|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shikar Beh |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/shikar-beh.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1955, the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association]] underwent an expedition to climb several unnamed peaks north of [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] in India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Spooner |first=C. R. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ski_Touring_India_s_Kullu_Valley/Ty_6GxsK7MoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Shikar+Beh |title=Ski Touring India's Kullu Valley |date=2002 |publisher=Alpine Touring Publishing |isbn=978-0-9581086-0-7 |pages=33 |language=en}}</ref> A documentary directed by Vic Bray called ''“Wings on the Himalayas”'' was created in the same year in collaboration with the Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association, which shows the team climbing three other mountains in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wings on the Himalayas (1955) |url=https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/film/wings-on-the-himalayas-1955 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=MNTNFILM |language=en}}</ref> Taragiri, Tambu, and Ashagiri. They managed to reach the ‘Summit Cone’ of the Shikar Beh mountain.

In 1973, a Japanese team summited the mountain, but later expeditions found crevices making the summit almost impossible to reach.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khanna |first=Rohit |date=2024-07-28 |title=Chasing highs that Everest can’t provide |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chasing-highs-that-everest-cant-provide/articleshow/112073074.cms |access-date=2025-08-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

On June 25, 2024, 9 mountaineers, including 6 sherpas and 2 base camp members, became the first people to summit Gupt Parvat. After summiting the mountain, the decided to try and summit Shikar Beh, but at around 200 meters from the summit, they encountered a lot of crevices, making it almost impossible to reach the summit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=G |first=Eisha |date=2024-07-14 |title=OT Interview: Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta On Becoming The First Person To Summit Gupt Parvat |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/celebrating-people/ot-interview-mountaineer-satyarup-siddhanta-on-becoming-the-first-person-to-summit-gupt-parvat |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Outlook Traveller |language=en}}</ref>

Several other expeditions from [[Japan]], [[Italy]], and India also took place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MPost |date=2024-02-26 |title=10-member team from Bengal to scale Mt. Shikar Beh & Gupt Parbat |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/10-member-team-from-bengal-to-scale-mt-shikar-beh-gupt-parbat-553694?infinitescroll=1 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Millennium Post |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of ultras of the Himalayas]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Himachal Pradesh topics|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Mountains of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ultra-prominent peaks of Asia]]

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