Asia, India—Kumaon, Chaudhara

Publication Year: 1990.

Chaudhara. On June 8, leader S.N. Dhar, Rabin Paul and Lhakpa Tsering Sherpa reached the summit of Chaudhara (6510 meters, 21,360 feet). This was probably the second ascent. We had set up three higher camps. We climbed the west face. The other members were R.S. Bhowmick, M. Bose, C. Chakraborty, R Bej, Achintya Mukherjee, B.M. Bhattacharjee, S. Mukherjee, U. Sarkar, Tarchen Sherpa and I as deputy leader.

J.K. Paul, Diganta, Calcutta, India