After two, three kilometres on the traverse water may be found in some gullies. Near some gullies are camp places, i.e., flat spots close to water. Continue gaining height slowly. Now there are occasional streams. Approximately 7 kilometres beyond the point where one left the ridge the path turns a corner and enters a wide basin with boulders.
Cairns mark the correct route.
There are some possible camp grounds in this area too. The pass is wide and open with several cairns. On the other side one may either hold left and make a high traverse of the southern slopes to the valley floor, there are faint paths, or one may aim straight for the valley. Below a crashed plane, left by the Swiss 1960 Dhaulagiri expedition, are some camp grounds. Once the valley floor has been reached the route ahead to the French Col is rather uncomplicated, although the altitude hardly drops below 5000 metres.