Region: Himalaya - China & Tibet

John Town (with Nicola Hart + Tibetan driver, horsemen etc) 20 March-7th April 2002

The aim of this enterprising pair was to reach and photograph peaks in the extremely remote North and Western flanks of the Upper Kong-Po Range (East Nyanchen Tangla). A road goes from Nagchu via Atsa and the Sung Chu Gorge as far as Nye, crossing two 5000 metre passes, but is impassable for much of the year, and consequently sees less than 100 vehicles per year. (The only known British person to visit Nye was the plant-hunter Frank Kingdon Ward in 1936). After a 3-day trek from Nye they reached the village of Ekar, and although they failed to gain a view of the highest point, Peak 6842/6920m, they climbed Chung Tso to gain a view of the spectacular NW Face of Nyenang (Kangla Garpo), 6970m/6730m, the N Face of Jomo Taktse plus many other unnamed (and unclimbed) peaks.