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Summits in the Darcha Valley of Himachal Pradesh region were only officially opened to climbers a few years ago, thus offering scope for exploration and first ascents of peaks over 6000m. The prime ob Read more
From the point at which they were dropped off by Twin Otter, this young team had to ski a gruelling 25km uphill towing heavy sledges to set up a base on the Hedgehog Glacier. From here they hoped to m Read more
This mixed club team explored the area of Schweizerland adjacent to the Pourquoi-pas, Champs-Elysees and Kristian glaciers. During their 22 days in the fIeld, they climbed a total of 14 peaks or tops Read more
The leader of this large mixed party of climbers from Northern Ireland and Eire achieved the first British/first Irish ascent of the mountain from the north. This was the route attempted unsuccessfull Read more
The Anglo-Polish Makalu Expedition led by Alex Mclntyre, with one British, one Polish and one Nepalese member, made two attempts on Makalu W face, one in May 1981, abandoned at 6,800m in bad snow cond Read more