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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
Both pairs of this four-member party made, on separate days, successful ascents of Khan Tengri (7,010m) by the W ridge and of Pik Pobeda (7,439m) also by its W ridge, in the Tien Shan (Celestial) Moun Read more
This six-member scientific group carried out a study of phytosociology and the morphological assessment of plants of the paramo in the areas of Laguna Estrallada and Lagune Verde in the Sangay Nationa Read more
This large mixed Services party aimed to carry out a wide-ranging biological survey of the Borup Fjord area. Groups investigated the arctic char, snow buntings, waders, entomology, vascular flora and Read more
The Shiwakte peaks (first sighted by Aurel Stein in 1913 and reconnoitred from a distance by Skrine in 1922-24) lie E of Mt Kongur. This six-member party was obliged by Chinese bureaucracy to approach Read more