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This eight-member team made attempts, first, on the 'West' (in fact SW) ridge of Gasherbrum IV- to a height of 6,550m, and then, after moving round to the E Gasherbrum Glacier, on the untried S ridge Read more
Andrew Wielochowski (U.K.) with a Swiss companion made the first ascent of the NE ridge of Kusum Kangru on 16 September 1983. Continuing to traverse the ridge to the E summit (6,356m)-5th ascent. Hopk Read more
A 12-man party led by Capt. Charles Hookey, with the doctor Lt. Col. Hardie as lead climber. Hardie and Davies succeeded in reaching the hitherto unclimbed summit of KR4 (6,370m) on 8 September and in Read more
A lightweight, alpine style eight man mountaineering expedition to the Karakoram. The objectives are to climb up to ten unclimbed peaks in the Naltar valley area, just off the Hunza valley. Also, a fa Read more
This large party sought to make the first British ascent of Cho Oyu (8188m) via a new route from the south onto the mountain's east ridge. While they were successful in pushing a series of camps up th Read more