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This was a follow-up to recent expeditions [including MEF 03/49 & 04/54] to the Zhongdian limestone plateau at 4,300m in Yunnan Province which seemed to indicate massive caving potential. In parti Read more
British explorers are nothing if not determined: ever since reading of an isolated peak on the Wilcox Peninsula of Chilean Patagonia spotted by Tilman in 1957, Hillebrandt has been hoping to make its Read more
In April 2004 four UK-based climbers undertook an exploration of the Nan Men Guan Valley in the Daxue Shan mountains, six hours’ drive along good roads, south west of Chengdu, Sichuan, western China. Read more
Following an unsuccessful trip to the Kokshaal Too area of Kyrgyzstan in 2002 [MEF Ref 02/41], this slightly changed team returned hoping that this time they would succeed in making the first ascent o Read more
In 1996 [MEF 96/27], Preston and Reid made the first ascent of the NW ridge of Dansketinde (2,930m), the highest peak in the Staunings Alps, and this return visit aimed at making the first ascents of Read more