I looked back to the east from Sho (2960m), and saw Ganesh I and II towering above the valley. The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Ganesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant. In fact, the south face of Pabil (Ganesh IV) slightly resembles an elephant, with a ridge that is reminiscent of an elephant's trunk. Ganesh I (7422m, also called Yangra) was first climbed via the Southeast Face and Ridge on October 24, 1955 by Raymond Lambert, Eric Gauchat, and famed female climber Claude Kogan. Sadly, Gauchat fell to his death on the descent. Two teams were attempting Ganesh II NW (7118m) at the same time in 1981. The German team was on the North Ridge, while a Japanese team was on the Northeast Spur. The two groups combined at 6300m and finished on the North Face. Reaching the summit on October 16, 1981 were Hermann Warth, Ang Chappal Sherpa, Nga Temba Sherpa, Nima Tenzing Sherpa, Nabuhide Kuwahara, Joji Nakamura, Nobuhiro Hase, Tendi Sherpa, and Kirke Sherpa.