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With many of the members having been passed over for the major expeditions of the early 1950s, the YRC elected to put together their own expedition to the Himalaya. Based on the report of the 1955 Lad Read more
Having visited this area three years prior and identified an easy access route to the range, Cunningham gathered another party for an expedition in 1957 which aimed to explore the lower and less-visit Read more
Based out of Nanortalik, the expedition spent two weeks near Tasermiut fjord during which time they made attempts on two peaks of around 5000ft. in height. On one they were successful, but were forced Read more
The expedition set out to conduct surveying work aimed at filling in several blank sections of map around the Siachen glacier. After travelling as a group to the Bilafond Pass from Skardu, the expedit Read more
This expedition's principle aim was to explore and survey potential approaches to the previously unvisited Haramosh (7409m). From a basecamp near the Mani Glacier, they reconnoitred the north and west Read more