KAMET & ABU GAMIN 2004

KAMET & ABI GAMIN 2004

Area: Garhwal

Height:7756 m & 7355 m

Team: Indian

Leader: Samir Sengupta

Period: May to June 2004

Summary

This large team from Bengal comprising of fifteen members, five Sherpas and four high altitude porters climbed both the peaks on 29th May 2004. The route followed on Kamet was from the northeast face and Abi Gamin via the west ridge. Both mountains were climbed an hour apart on the same day, from the common last camp. The summiteers who reached the top of Kamet were Samrat Basu, Dawa Sherpa, Thukpa Sherpa and Na Dorjee Sherpa. The summiteers who reached the top of Abi Gamin were Prodyut Bhattacharjee, Sandip Roy, Nima Sherpa, Debender Singh Rana, and Shohan S. Martholiya.