Asia, India, Kulti Glacier Basin

Publication Year: 1956.

Kulti Glacier Basin. The R.A.F. Mountaineering Expedition to Kulu and Spiti led by Group Captain A. J. M. Smyth attempted in late May to reach the Bara Shigri Glacier, but heavy snows on the Rohtang Pass kept them from their objective. They crossed the Hamta Pass to the unexplored Kulti Glacier basin where they climbed all eight of the main peaks of the region, which range up to 21,000 feet, including 20,340-foot Shikar Beh.