Routes in Uttarakhand

The standard ascent route on Satopanth follows the Northeast ridge which was the same route climbed by the first ascent. The route consists of glacier travel to the base of the peak and then climbing over a rock face (which, depending on the time of year could be mixed ice and snow) to get onto the lower slopes of the peak. The route includes a knife ridge between 6100m and 6500m consisting of exposure at both sides.

The ridge is the lowest-angle feature on the mountain, but still involves serious mixed climbing, and is threatened by the serac barrier noted by the Germans. The ridge leads to the col between the two summits; a steep snow/ice ridge then leads to the main summit. Source Wikipedia

Direct finish to the 'North Ridge', a line climbed in part by the Japanese in 1980 and by Hans Kammerlander and Christophe Hainz in 1993.