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This was a five-man team planning to make the first ascent of the SW ridge (second overall) of Masa Gang, a 7,194m peak on the Bhutanese border with Tibet. The proposed route proved impractical, and a Read more
The leader of this large mixed party of climbers from Northern Ireland and Eire achieved the first British/first Irish ascent of the mountain from the north. This was the route attempted unsuccessfull Read more
A four-man team attempted to climb Nilkanth (6,596m) by the SE ridge, a route that proved to be technically difficult and very committing, with much loose rock. A high point at the base of the 4th Pin Read more
A four-man party hoped to achieve the first ascent of Manda III (6,529m) by its NW face but gave up when they found that the snow was very avalanche prone. An attempt on Jogin III (6,116m) was within Read more
A previous attempt to make the first truly alpine-style ascent of this 6,200m peak had failed after 17 days when the team ran out of food. The summit was reached by two of this four-man team in a litt Read more