On the Siachen Glacier, 1998

by Harish Kapadia

Part 8: Summary

Area

The Siachen glacier, East Karakoram.

Members

Harish Kapadia (leader), Vijay Kothari, Cyrus Shroff, Divyesh Muni, Vineeta Muni, and Kaivan Mistry with Captain Ashish Suhag (liaison officer).

Period

From 20th June to 3rd August 1998

An expedition by

The Mountaineers, Bombay

Result

The expedition approached the Siachen Glacier from its snout. One party reached the Indira Col West, India Saddle and Turkestan La East. Another party made the first ascent of Bhujang (6560 m) on the edge of the Teram Shehr Plateau.