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This strong six-member team set out to make the first ascent of Ultar I (7,388m), an unclimbed peak overlooking the Hunza valley. Attempts via the S ridge and the SE face failed when a broken crampon Read more
This I4-member team succeeded in the first British ascent of Masherbrum II (c7,200m) from the Bolux glacier by the SE ridge. Read more
Of nine climbers only four acclimatised properly and of these only two reached Camp 4A (6,500m) on Masherbrum (7,821m), retreating owing to bad storm conditions. Read more
This six-member team (five over 60) attempted the unclimbed E side of Jaonli (6,632m). Two climbers reached 21,000ft on the S ridge, turning back at a point where the earthquake on the night of Octobe Read more
Four climbers of the six-member team made a successful first British ascent of Chamlang from the Hongu valley by the long and interesting S ridge. (See article 'Big Bird Flapping Wings'.) Read more