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Stephen Venables and David Wilkinson succeeded in a dramatic first ascent of the 700m W face of Jatunhuma T ('Tres Picos'). An ice-cave bivouac near the summit was followed by a complicated descent ro 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 team under Mike Stead made an attempt on the spectacular, steeply glaciated S face of Langtang Lirung. This peak was reconnoitred by Tilman in 1949, and was the object of 8 subsequent expeditions (6 Read more
Of the 30 days that the Anthoines, Malcolm Howells and Pete Minks spent in their attempt on the N face of this fine mountain, only 2 were without snowfall. After suffering an earthquake at base camp, Read more
This 5-member team had some difficulty in finding snow algae in the area S of Leh, but were able to study their habitat on a glacier-snout in the Nimaling Valley; lichens, flowers and bumble-bees were Read more