Changuch is a Himalayan mountain peak situated at the boundary of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar district of the Uttarakhand state of India.
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.
They reached 300 m above their Camp 2, which was established at 5,180 m.[citation needed] In 2009, a British expedition led by Martin Moran[1] approached the peak from Lawan Valley, an easier route compared to the one taken by previous attempts of 1987, 1997 and 2007 and made a successful ascent on 9 June 2009.
The team is as follows: Dhruv Joshi (leader), Dr. Anand Vaidhya (Medical Officer), Wallambok Lyngdoh, Bharat Bhushan, Takpa Norboo, Chetan Pandey, Mahesh S Dharamsaktu & Harish Kumar.