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In previous years the Royal Engineers Military Survey Department had organised major exploratory mountaineering expeditions to Ecuador, India and Chile; but for their Millennium Expedition they select Read more
The northern valleys of the Cordillera Quimsa Cruz in Bolivia have been largely neglected until recently, so offer plenty of opportunities for exploration and first ascents. From an ABC at 4,420m belo Read more
After making first ascents of a number of peaks, this team decided to provide their own names to identify them: Devil's Elbow, 5,350m; The Tower, 5,100m; K4, 5,500m; K5, 5,250m; K8, 5,350m and K9, 5,1 Read more
Although refused access to this area of Ladakh in previous years, persistence paid off, and this time a permit was forthcoming. They hoped to make first ascents of Chakura, 6,529m, and/or Pologongka, Read more
The American/German portion of this team limbered up on ice/mixed routes of Scottish IV/V on peaks up to 4,600m in the Ala Archa before heading for Kokshaal-Too, the most southern range of the Tien Sh Read more