Siachen Glacier (Articles)

• 1985 Exploring That Valley Terong

  This was the discovery of the Terong valley by Dr. Longstaff in 1909. The Eastern Karakoram and the Siachen glacier itself were remote and were explored over a number of years. This particular side valley between Siachen and Rimo was unheard of and even the locals knew it as Te Rong: plainly ‘that valley’.  more details…

• 1985 Rimo – The Unknown Corner

  Nobody visited Terong again for fifty-five years—until my team members and I trekked in looking for a mountain called Rimo. This 7385-meter peak, the “striped mountain” (or the “colored mountain” in the Balti dialect), stands at the head of the immense Terong Glacier.  more details…

• 1996 The Siachen Glacier Hurdle

  An expedition consisting of five Indian mountaineers was organised to climb in the Siachen glacier area, which at present, is a scene of conflict. After several delays, the team entered the Terong glacier valleys, one of the subsidiary glaciers of the Siachen. Halfway through the expedition schedule our permission was cancelled and the team was called back and asked to vacate the area. This is the story of the expedition and of this famous glacier and the war on it.  more details…

•  1998 Saga of Siachen

  For every mountaineer some areas are more attractive than others. For me the lure of the East Karakoram worked like a magnet.  more details…

• 1998 Mountaineering and War on Siachen Glacier – For Alpine Journal

  I had not visited any trans-himalayan areas till 1980. But once I found a trail there, the grey and barren valleys of the East Karakorams became my main  areas of travel and climbing. more details…

• 1998 High Stakes in Siachen – for Himal

  It is commonly believed that prior to the beginning of the conflict in 1984, the Siachen Glacier had been lying in quiet isolation. Given the inhospitable climate of this region, such a belief is understandable, but it is one that is far from true. The glacier has had visitors for a long time, both local and foreign. more details…

• 1998 On the Siachen Glacier

  The Siachen glacier, 72 km, in the East Karakoram is one of the longest glaciers in the Himalaya and Karakoram. It has number of peaks, side valleys and at its head lies the Indira Col, the divide between South and Central Asia. more details…

• 2002 The God That did not fail – First Ascent of Padmanabh Peak

  The Japanese do everything in style. When I visited Japan few years ago, a translator was to remain with me all along, for everybody speaks in Japanese. more details…

• 2002 A Brief History of the Siachen Glacier

  Contrary to the popular belief, the Siachen glacier has been visited by many since more than a Century. The glacier, originally known as ‘Saicher Gharni’ was place of interest and several Baltis from the western valleys visited the glacier. more details…

• Lots in a Name- Study of Names

  THE EASTERN KARAKORAM, which is the northern part of Ladakh consists of two major valleys, largely uninhabited. On the east the Shyok valley runs from the Karakoram pass to the Khardung ridge in the south. In the west the Nubra valley consists of the Indira col and the Siachen glacier in north to the Khardung ridge again in the south. more details…

• 2000 Siachen Peace Park

  We were staying in army bunkers at base camp on the Siachen Glacier. In the next room I could hear my son, Nawang, then a young man of 20 years, talking with equally young lieutenants and captains of the Indian army. more details…

• 2000 A Peace Park for Siachen 

  In 1947-48, at the time of India’s independence and its catastrophic partition with Pakistan, the Muslim-dominated kingdom of Kashmir, ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh, faced an invasion from Pakistan. At that time Kashmir was still an independent kingdom, as its ruler had not ceded initially to either India or Pakistan. more details…

• 2002 History of Siachen Glacier Table

  Tabular history of the exploration of Siachen Glacier more details…