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This eight-member party laid determined siege to the formidable SE ridge of Langtang Lirung (7,234m). One member succeeded in the first British ascent (sixth in all) by this ridge; two others reached Read more
This nine-member caving team explored the 'classic' river cave of Phong Nha (Teeth of the Wind'), and surveyed and photographed 18km of other caves in various karst areas of N Vietnam, particularly Qu Read more
After the establishment of camps at 5,000m for both E and N faces of Kedar Dome (6,831m) both attempts were abandoned, the E face 'steepening and becoming blank in sections', the N face as a result of Read more
The object of the 15-member team from the 47th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, was to explore the remoter parts of the upper Karnali valley in NE Nepal. In fact they walked from Pokhara by way of Jum Read more
From a camp at 6,600m on the W ridge of Menlungtse, Bonington and two members of his team retreated from the foot of the headwall. After reconnoitring the E ridge, Fanshawe and Hinkes reverted to the Read more