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A team of four science students led by Michael Elias, graduate in neurobiology, followed, in monsoon conditions, the conventional trek round Annapurna, with an interesting month's detour and stay in t Read more
Mal Duff and Sandy Allan found the approach up the W Thamserku Glacier very difficult. Their line up the N face to the W ridge was subject to stonefall, and the ridge itself of too great a technical d Read more
Paul Moores led his well-knit team of four in an attempt on a new route on the W face of Lhotse. Advance base was reached on 7 October (7,864m) but though the climb to the summit was started in cold, Read more
W. Dark led this 5-man expedition with the aim of tackling the N ridge of Taweche and/or the E ridge of Cholatse. Both objectives were abandoned owing to bad snow conditions, in favour of the 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