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This joint venture of eleven British Royal Air Force and ten Indian Air Force climbers aimed to make the first British ascent of the W ridge of Kamet (7,756m). Two summit attempts were made before ret Read more
Seven Polish and four British climbers attempted a first winter ascent of the Rupal Direct on Nanga Parbat. This was abandoned at 6,500m after a prolonged period of bad weather. Later, four members re Read more
This four-member party succeeded in their objective of skiing from Kashmir through Zanskar and Lahul to Kulu, taking 32 days, covering 600km and crossing five major passes. Read more
This seven-member team had the unclimbed Manaslu East (7,900m) as their objective. They reached 6,200m but, mindful of the 38 deaths on Manaslu, including 17 in an avalanche on their route, they retre Read more
This four-man team succeeded in the first ascent of the NE face of Bhrigupanth (Gangotri) to a point (c6,570m) within 200m of the summit. They went on to make the first ascent of Bhrigu Pathar (6,038m Read more