Bhagirathi II. A five-man Japanese expedition led by Mineo Kawai climbed Bhagirathi II (6512 meters, 21,365 feet) by its east face. Base Camp was set up on July 23. After reconnoitering the north face, they turned to the east face. Camps I and II were placed at 5200 and 5800 meters. Rope was then fixed from Camp II to 6100 meters. All five and porter Budhi Singh started out from Camp II planning to climb the 1983 Japanese route, but rockfall forced them onto the snow face. They all reached the summit at 12:15 P.M.