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Latok III, 6,949m, has only had two ascents, neither of them by a British team. This party hoped to change that by making the first ascent of the North Spur, but due to avalanches and collapsing serac Read more
After being dropped by ski plane in a remote area of western Rignys Bjerg, this team, which also planned to 'promote adventure therapy' for people with AIDS, carried out a number of exploratory ski to Read more
In 1997 this two-man team attemped a W-E traverse of Southern Greenland (97/15), but had to modify their plans due to bad pack ice. However, that trip served as a very useful reconnaissance, and in fa Read more
This team calculated that the most economical way to get to base camp on the 16th September Glacier was to use one helicopter to take most of the gear and some of the climbers, whilst the rest used bo Read more
In 1997 Town discovered a wealth of unclimbed 6,000m peaks in the Western Nyenchen Tanglha Range of Tibet. Unfortunately their return in 1999 coincided with a period of very poor weather with repeated Read more