Region: Central Asia and The Far East

Dr Robin Gibson (with Dr Martin Astley, Andy Bond, John Buckle, Dr Andy Cole, Bill Dean, Mike Evans, Nev Croston, Malcolm Eldridge, Gwyn Ingram, Phill Reay, Dr John Tranter, Angela Wright and Robert Wright). August 2003

This expedition was intended to enable members to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of the Chester Mountaineering Club, so had to cater for a wide range of abilities. Being little visited, the Kuilu-Too Range of Kyrgyzstan was therefore selected as the venue, as it gave opportunities for exploration and first ascents of a range of peaks in excess of 4000m Operating as 5 separate teams, the party achieved first ascents of at least 7 peaks between 4100m and 4780m and from UK grade II scramble/PD to D.