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Porter strikes plus injury and memory loss caused by falling rocks added to the more usual hazards experienced by this team attempting the first ascent of the N ridge of Latok I (7,145m) in pure alpin Read more
This very experienced team hoped to attempt a new route on the NW ridge of this 7,434m peak, but an unusually dry season made this impractical. They therefore moved to the S ridge and succeeded in mak Read more
After a light monsoon there was little snow on the unclimbed S face of this 7,134m peak in the Annapurna region. As a result, the team faced very loose rock on pitches of VS and harder. Most were hit Read more
The Podocarpus National Park includes the last substantial area of highaltitude montane forest left in the Andes of southern Ecuador, and as such contains a number of threatened species of flora and f Read more
For the leader, this was a return to a 7,126m peak on which he failed in 1992. Unfortunately, history repeated itself and continuous snow and wind caused the attempt to be abandoned at c6,400m on the Read more