KULLU PUMORI 2006

KULLU PUMORI 2006

Area:Himachal Pradesh

Height:6553 m

Team 1 :Indian (Nilkantha Abhijatri Sangh, Kolkata, West Bengal)

Leader:Samir Sengupta

Summary

This peak is situated in centre of the Bara Shigri glacier. It is a challenging peak and was first climbed by Bob Pettigrew's team in 1964. On 30th August 2006, 2 members and 3 high altitude supporters reached the summit of this peak by the same route. More details are awaited.

Team 2 :French / American

Leader:Remy Lecluse

Summary

The expedition operated in the months of May-June 2006. Members could not climb the peak due to bad weather as the monsoons arrived early. However the main objective of the team was to ski down and that was achieved by various routes. The seven member team reached up to 6400 m.