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This nine-member party explored the W watershed of the Basingthang Chu, E of Shodu, making what are thought to be first ascents of Ngum Tang Gang III (c5,640m) by the E ridge, Wohney Gang (c5,589m) by Read more
Though this four-member team were unable to complete their objective by crossing the Virjerab Pass to Shimshal, they did much exploration, partly on ski, of the Nobande Sobande glacier area, making a Read more
A 2-member team reached Leh in August to continue the ringing of birds on the important migration route across the Upper Indus valley. As previously, the team was based in a Forestry Department hut at Read more
Having visited this area three years prior and identified an easy access route to the range, Cunningham gathered another party for an expedition in 1957 which aimed to explore the lower and less-visit Read more
Building on the experience of the 1956 British-American Karakoram Expedition, this party established a series of camps up Rakaposhi's (7788m) south-west spur to a height of 23,000 feet. From here, Bro Read more