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Michael Venables and Timothy Shepherd based themselves on the Australian National University Research Station on Lake Aunde to study the reproductive isolating mechanisms of the plant Drymis Piperita Read more
Steve Monks and Damian Carroll laid siege to the 1,800m N face of the formidable Devil's Thumb (2,767m), 30 miles inland from the sea-board of the Alaskan 'panhandle'. They planned it as a largely ice Read more
The Cusichaca Project 1981 approved by MEF for the 3rd year in succession, continued their successful reconnaissance of pre-Inca archaeological structures and of the Inca roads with 5 separate treks i Read more
Christopher Watts and Michael Fowler succeeded at their second attempt on the first ascent of the E Pillar of the S face of Taulliraju in May 1982, with 5 bivouacs on the face which presented 'extreme Read more
Jon Tinker, finding himself on his own, joined two Czech climbers in an attempt on the unclimbed W face of Rondoy. This failed and Tinker's fall at the last pitch prevented his joining the successful Read more