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Expedition Reports

The following notes summarise reports from the supported expeditions from 2009 to 2019. Reports can be refined by geographical area and purpose.

455 Expeditions found

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Map of Venezuela

Venezuela Big Wall

America – South
Ref: 12/02
January - February 2012
George Ullrich with Sam Farnsworth from UK plus Siebe Vanhee from Belgium and Mason Earle from USA
During their own expeditions to the area, Anne & John Arran have spotted a number of attractive lines on the tepuis, one of the most dramatic being a 500m wall overhanging by 100m in the lee of a Read more
Map of Afghanistan

Hindu Kush

Central Asia
Ref: 12/01
January 2012
James Bingham with Eddie Bingham, Quentin Brooksbank and Mark Wynne
Mir Samir is a 6059m peak on the Afghan border with Nuristan that Eric Newby and his companion (both inexperienced mountaineers) set out to climb in 1956, a trip described in β€˜A Short Walk in the Hind Read more
Map of Nepal

Mugu

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 11/19
October 2011
Mick Fowler with Graham Desroy, Jonny Ratcliffe & Dave Turnbull (UK)
The main objective of this very strong team was an unclimbed peak in the province of Mugu in Far West Nepal, marked on maps as Mugu Chulu (6310m). Although the area had previously been visited by clim Read more
Map of Nepal

Lunag Massif

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 11/25
September - November 2011
Steve Holmes with Neil Phillips plus Matt Welborn
The first ascent of Jobo Rinjang (6778m) by US climbers Gottlieb & Puryear in 2009 inspired these outdoor instructors to explore the Lunag mountain range further with the hope of making first asce Read more
Map of Map of Zanskar

Raru Valley

Himalaya – India
Ref: 11/28
August - September 2011
Jonathan Moodie with Jonathan Bull, Robin Jones, Kunal Masania, Joe Prinold, Virgil Scott and Dominic Southgate (UK)
The side valley of the Raru in the Zanskar region is little explored, but reputed to have 35 unclimbed peaks between 5600m and 6300m. The team’s first objective was Lama Jimsa Kangri whose summit (at Read more
Map of China

Eren Habirga

China and Tibet
Ref: 11/27
August-September 2011
John Town with Iwonna Hudowaka, Tadeusz Hudowski, Jerry Lovatt and Richard Wojtaszewski (UK)
The Eren Habirga and Borohoru mountains form a heavily glaciated part of the Tien Shan, and stretch c.480km NW from near Urumchi to the Kazakhstan border. They contain more than 20 attractive peaks ov Read more
Map of Canada

British Columbia

America – North & Central
Ref: 11/26
August 2011
Adrian Dye with Dr Neil Mackenzie, Aengus Mccullough & Kenneth Wright (UK)
Sittakanay Peak (2415m) was chosen as the objective of this team, as according to the Canadian Mountain Encyclopaedia it was unclimbed. This team felt that the most promising route would be via the SE Read more
Map of Peru

Cordillera Carabaya

America – South
Ref: 11/24
August - September 2011
Tom Ripley with Hamish Dunn (UK)
The Cordillera Carabaya range lies in Southern Peru and is remote and rarely visited, so offered a good opportunity for exploration and first ascents. Unfortunately, when this pair arrived at the near Read more
Map of Russia

Kamchatka

Russia
Ref: 11/21
August - September 2011
Colin Souness and Henry Patton (UK)
The Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia boasts 160 volcanoes, of which 29 are still active. Photographs of an ash covered glacier near to one of these – Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4721m) – show an inc Read more
Map of Afghanistan

Women’s Wakhan Corridor

Central Asia
Ref: 11/22
July - August 2011
Ms Pat Deavoll with Ms Chris Byrch
Koh-e-Baba-Tangi (aka Jade Peak, 6516m) is the highest point in the eastern sector of the Afghan Hindu Kush, and was first climbed in 1963 by an Italian team via its West Ridge: all subsequent attempt Read more