06/31 - 2006 Scottish Lobuje East
Alasdair Buchanan with Dave Chadwick & Tristan Hamade (September-November 2006)
When his lead climber withdrew from the team, this leader had to re-evaluate his objectives – for the second time. To acclimatise, Chadwick and Hamade climbed the normal route on Lobuje (4943m), and after a reconnaissance, Buchanan decided to repeat a route on the West Rib of Cholatse (6400m). On this he reached 5900m before avalanche hazard and the difficulties of breaking trail made retreat the safest option.
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