Mount Everest Foundation
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On his expedition to Chaukhamba in 1995 (95/07) Yearsley spotted a challenging new route on the 1,400m W Face to the summit of Swachand, 6721m, a peak that had only received one previous ascent. This Read more
Although located in the popular Baltoro area, Savoia Kangri (7,286m) apparently remains unclimbed: this team hoped to make the first ascent by a previously unattempted route on its SE face. With climb Read more
Despite generally poor weather, all five team members reached the summit of this unclimbed 6,666m peak via its W face after some 2,000m of climbing at Alpine D standard. Sadly, during the descent, a s Read more
A period of five weeks was spent exploring caves in Sichuan Province, central China. Near the town of Xin Long they surveyed a cave that proved to have a depth of 931m and is hence the deepest known c Read more
A very strong team of British and Indian climbers linked up to explore and climb in the rarely visited Kinnaur-Kailash range. The first ascent of Rangrik Rang (6,553m) was achieved, together with the Read more