THALAY SAGAR EXPEDITION, 1992.
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TextPublication details: [Aberdeen] ; The Expedition ; 1992 Description: 24 leaves, col.illus., maps. 30cmSubject(s): RudugairaDDC classification: 628 Online resources: Full text available here Summary: The expedition succeeded clim bing Thalay Sagar (6904m) by a new route from the south, the
7th ascent overall. Equipment was carried up to attem pt the vertical granite headwall, but
regular afternoon snowfall and severe spindrift quickly stopped progress. The low er section
o f the new route follows a glacier and steep snow and ice before joining the original route
a t the steep and rocky west ridge which leads to the summit. Keith M ilne and Tom Prentice
reached the summit on June 6th 1992.
Rudugaira (5364m) was climbed by Gordon Scott, Tom Prentice and Susan Grimley. A
nearby un-named peak (c.5100m) was climbed by Julian Fisher and Jordan Campbell. These
may be first ascents. Two new rock routes were climbed on un-named pinnacles up to about
5700m, although the summits were not reached.
An 8mm film was made o f the expedition. This will be edited into a single film to include
the previous attem pt in 1990.
Rock samples w ere obtained from the summit pyram id for Oxford University.
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The expedition succeeded clim bing Thalay Sagar (6904m) by a new route from the south, the
7th ascent overall. Equipment was carried up to attem pt the vertical granite headwall, but
regular afternoon snowfall and severe spindrift quickly stopped progress. The low er section
o f the new route follows a glacier and steep snow and ice before joining the original route
a t the steep and rocky west ridge which leads to the summit. Keith M ilne and Tom Prentice
reached the summit on June 6th 1992.
Rudugaira (5364m) was climbed by Gordon Scott, Tom Prentice and Susan Grimley. A
nearby un-named peak (c.5100m) was climbed by Julian Fisher and Jordan Campbell. These
may be first ascents. Two new rock routes were climbed on un-named pinnacles up to about
5700m, although the summits were not reached.
An 8mm film was made o f the expedition. This will be edited into a single film to include
the previous attem pt in 1990.
Rock samples w ere obtained from the summit pyram id for Oxford University.
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