Bidhan, Third Ascent. Bidhan (6520 meters, 21,390 feet) was first climbed by Frank Smyth in 1937 and again by a Calcutta team in 1966. All ascents, including ours, were by the rather easy northwest spur. The peak lies at the head of the Deoban Glacier south of Kamet. We were Nandu Page, Shared Natekar, Ravi Palkar and I as leader. Base Camp was placed on May 14 near the snout of the Bankund Glacier. We established Camp IV at 5700 meters on May 21. On May 22 we crossed the Deoban Glacier and all reached a 6100-meter col on the spur. Page and two high-altitude porters, Indra Singh Pal and Chandra Singh Negi, reached the summit at 3:30 P.M.

Anand PALANDE, Giripremi, India