Changuch

Attempts were made in the years 1987, 1997 and 2007 and all three of them had failed. All these unsuccessful expeditions were through Pindari valley. Indo-British Mt. Changuch Expedition of 1987 was led by B. Mukhoty. They were forced to retreat. The expedition of 1997 was led by G. Murray. This expedition also failed to reach the summit and third attempt for this peak led by navy commander s dam with a joint expedition Indian navy-IMF. the team established summit camp at 5,700 m but The expedition was again unsuccessful due to an avalanche and death of two member at a height of 5,200 m before shifting to summit camp . The two following teams also attempted the peak in 2009. One team led by Basanta Singha Roy. Unlike the British, the seven member team from West Bengal was not successful in climbing the peak. They crossed Trail's pass en route and entered Lawan gad from Pindar valley. They established their summit camp at 5,640 m on 29 August on the northwest ridge connecting Changuch with Nandakhat. Technical difficulties stopped the attempt at that point. Another expedition organised by Altitude High Adventure of 14 members Indian team attempted the peak in the post-monsoon season due to bad weather and snowfall they had to call off the expedition. They reached 300 m above their Camp 2, which was established at 5,180 m.^{[citation needed]}