Mount Everest Foundation
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This team of two British and two American climbers originally planned to attempt a new route on the S Face of Mt Dickey, 2,909m, in Ruth Gorge, climbing in pairs. This is one of the largest Big Walls Read more
This team, attempting the NW Ridge of Ama Dablam, 6,828m, was affected by the late monsoon, which deposited deep unconsolidated snow on top of very steep granite: at times they had to tunnel their way Read more
From the summit of Haramosh II in 1995, Wilkinson saw a prominent summit c6,000m in the distance that did not seem to be marked on any map, so he determined to find and climb it. In the meantime he ga Read more
Reasonable weather conditions enabled the 533km crossing from Isertoq on the east coast to near Sondrestrojm on the west to be made in a very creditable 26 days. Parachutes were used as sails when pos Read more
The majority of the team named above were doctors undertaking a comprehensive research programme into a wide range of altitude-related medical problems. While they acted as guinea-pigs for each other, Read more