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Poor visibility prevented the flight transporting these members of Slough Mountaineering Group from reaching the Martin Knudsen Nunatakker (c. 73° N) in Fraenkels Land, which was their intended - and Read more
Bad weather prevented this international team of women flying from Iceland for over a week, thus severely reducing the time available for climbing and exploring in Greenland. Things were no better whe Read more
In 1999, an expedition (99/19, reported in AJ105) to the Arwa area of the Garhwal succeeded in climbing the Tower but failed on the Spire, 6,193m. Using knowledge gained on that earlier trip by Kenton Read more
Despite being close to the Hispar-Biafo Glacier trekking route, only one of the summits of Pumari Chhish - the North, 7,492m - has been climbed, the ascent using 2,300m of fixed rope. With experience Read more
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