Plateau Peak 2006

Area: Eastern Karakoram

Height: 7287 m

Team: Indo - Italian

Leader: M S Gomase and Marco Meazzini

Summary

Bad weather interrupted the attempt of this 15-member Indian-Italian attempt at 5800 m. The base camp was established at the snout of the glacier at 4700 m. They established Camp 1 at 5400 m on central Phukpoche glacier. From there, slopes leading to west ridge of the peak were equipped with ropes and dumps of food. The expedition took place in the month of August 2006.