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13-member team carried out successful glaciological research and mapping in the Hullet-Nordgletscher and Tasermiut Fjord areas of SW Greenland, from their base camp at Narssarssuaq. Read more
The Cambridge East Greenland Expedition, who were prevented by the radio operators' strike from reaching Greenland in 1981, again had bad luck in 1982, because weather conditions put the Scoresbysund Read more
As a result of bad sea ice conditions and bad weather, this team failed to reach the base of their objective Point 3,060m, 70 miles inland from the head of Kangertitivatsiaq Fjord, and retreated to cl Read more
Nick Kekus and Richard Cox made a bold attempt on Shivling (6,543m). After some Grade V rock climbing, on 22 September they reached the top of the ice field. At 6,100m Cox fell when an anchor failed w Read more
A 12-man party led by Capt. Charles Hookey, with the doctor Lt. Col. Hardie as lead climber. Hardie and Davies succeeded in reaching the hitherto unclimbed summit of KR4 (6,370m) on 8 September and in Read more