Kamet and Abi Gamin. An Indian team climbed both of these peaks. They set up Base Camp at 15,500 feet on September 2 and by September 28 had Camp V at 23,600 feet on Meade’s Col. The first two summit attempts failed. Finally Bachan Singh, S.S. Bisht, Divish Muni, Lhakpa, Kami and Madan made it to the summit despite unfavorable weather. Abi Gamin was climbed on September 26 from Camp IV by Homyar Mistry, Ram Chander Bhardwaj, Mahender Sharma and Nima Chawany despite a blizzard and poor visibility.

Kamal K. Guha, Editor, Himavanta