Rupshu (Ladakh)
This team had planned to explore a recently opened area of Ladakh, and make the first ascent of Thalda Kurmis (6,666m), but just before their departure they were informed that their permit had been rescinded. After a week of wrangling in Delhi, the already climbed Kang Yassay, 6,400m, was offered as an alternative. An attempt at a new route on the NE shoulder was abandoned at 5,600m owing to bad weather, but an ascent of the normal NW shoulder route to the lower summit, 6,100m, was successful.
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