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This two-man team made successful first ascents of 'Crested Peak' (5,560m) from the Buesten Glacier (tributary of the Chogolisa Glacier) and of the SE ridge of 'Raven's Pyramid' (5,300m). This involve Read more
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This party of six, comprising four climbers and two naturalists, travelled overland to Tehran from where they set out for the Elburz mountains, establishing a basecamp near Hazar Chal. Here they made Read more
Travelling between the Karcha Basin, the Ratang Gorge and the Gyundi Valley, this expedition photo-surveyed a previously unmapped area of roughly 400 square miles, made the first ascents of ten peaks, Read more
Difficulties obtaining permits prevented this two-man party from reaching the Karakoram. They headed instead to Swat-Koshistan where they made the first ascent of Falak Sar (5929m), reaching the summi Read more