South Georgia (Sub-Antarctic) Expedition
Read the original report here In the summer of 1989, five of us sailed south with HMS Endurance for South Georgia, four months on an island most people only ever see from a boat. The plan was to climb Mt…
Terra Nova
The British Hagshu-Kishtwar Expedition
Read the Original Report here Six of us, none of whom had been to the Himalaya before, went to the Kishtwar in the summer of 1987 to attempt the first ascent of Hagshu, 6,330 metres. We did not climb it.…
The Joint Services Borup Fiord Expedition
Read the original report here In the summer of 1988, thirty of us spent four months at Borup Fiord, on the north coast of Ellesmere Island, about as far north as land goes. The expedition had two aims: a complete…
A Quasar’s Journey: A Tale of Reliability and Sturdiness
In 1988, Nick, a passionate adventurer, started a new chapter of his life teaching in the breathtaking landscapes of North Wales. It was during this time that Nick acquired his trusted companion, the Quasar tent. Right from the outset, he could…
British West Face of Salkantay Expedition
Read the original report here In August 1986, a five-man British team made the first British ascent of Salcantay (6,271m), the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba in southern Peru, by a new route up its huge and unclimbed south-west…
Joint Services East Nepal Expedition: Manaslu North
On 10 May 1983, four climbers stood on the summit of Manaslu North (7,200m) in the Nepal Himalaya. It was the first British ascent of the peak, made by a Joint Services team drawn from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines…
Kongde Ri
A Corner of Nepal Few Had Seen The Khumbu in 1983 was already feeling the pressure of its own fame. Paul Harris, the expedition’s 25-year-old chronicler, opened his report with a note that reads as relevant today as it did…
