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This team hoped to make the first ascent of the 2000m North Face of Chamlang (7300m) from the secluded Hongu valley, situated a week’s trek from Lukla. The peak was known to have had at least four pre Read more
The Gorakh Himal range lies in the far west of Nepal between the Changla Himal and the Kanta Himal, and close to the border with Tibet: partly due to the 9 day approach march it has had very few Briti Read more
The rarely climbed Talung (7349m) lies above the Yalung Glacier on the Sikkim border next to Kangchenjunga, and has a very obvious arrow-straight line up its North Pillar. This had been attempted by C Read more
During previous visits to the Sistema Huautla in the remote Santo Domingo Canyon, 55m-deep Sump 7 had been explored for 150m, but this team hoped to penetrate further. This necessitated using the late Read more
The main aim of this duo was to attempt a line on the left hand side of the NE Face of the Bear’s Tooth (3070m) – a 1400m steep mixed/ice line with sections of ‘big wall’. Unfortunately, the day befor Read more