British Torugart-Too (Kyrgyzstan)
The Torugart-Too range in SE Kyrgyzstan had attracted few expeditions in the past, so gave this team plenty of scope for exploration and first ascents. In this they were successful, making the first ascent of Pt 4870 (Torolok) by its N Face at Grade D, and climbing new routes on the N Face/NW Ridge of Pt 5008 (‘Diligent Epiphany’, TD-), ‘Free Tibet’ on the N Ridge of Pt 4700, and on the S Ridge of Pt 4495. They were also pleased to report how smoothly they progressed through the various check-points involved.