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John Town and Shiona Dawson made the first British ascent of Mount Bielukha (4,514m) in the Altai mountains of W Siberia, in company with 2 West German and 7 Russian climbers. The summit was reached o Read more
Bad weather caused Derek Fordham and his party to alter their plan for a ski approach to Mt. Forel (3,360m) N of Angmassalik, in favour of landing by air on the N side of the mountain. Attempts on the Read more
This party continued the recent exploration of the Agyasol area, approaching up the Kaban Nalla from the Chenab River. Bad weather forced a retreat from the ridge of Mardi Phabrang. Simon Richardson m Read more
The Burgess twins, Paul Moores and two others attempted the S spur of Lhotse Shar but abandoned the climb at a point over 6,700m. A switch to the SE ridge was also defeated by a serious serac barrier Read more
This expedition found the approach march from Gilgit too long for an Alpine-style push. Base Camp was low at 3,300m. Though they climbed another 3,500m (to 6,800m), it would have taken at least 2 more Read more