06/28 - British North Sikkim 2006
Dr Julie Ann Clyma with Roger Payne (October-November 2006)
Although this husband and wife team left home thinking they were to be issued a permit to attempt Gurudongmar (6715m) in North Sikkim, when they reached New Delhi everything changed! Instead they were issued a permit - the first ever for a foreign expedition - for two peaks in West Sikkim, Koktang (6147m) and Rathong (6679m). Both were attempted, but neither summit reached because of bad conditions and/or weather. However they made first ascents of two minor peaks, Chogyl Peak (c.5750m) and Frontier Peak (c.5650m). At the end of the trip, they received encouraging news about future permits for North Sikkim, and have high hopes of more success in 2007.
The leader of this expedition also received the MEF Alison Chadwick Memorial Grant for 2006.
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