CAMBRIDGE TIEN SHAN EXPEDITION 2012
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TextPublication details: Oxford ; The Expedition ; 2012 Description: [42] leaves.photo, 30cm Carrier type: Book | Subject(s): Tien ShanDDC classification: 733 Online resources: Full text available here Summary: In July-‐August 2012, eight students and recent graduates of Cambridge
University undertook a three-‐week exploratory mountaineering
expedition to northern Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the Shamsi Tuyuk
Valley in the Kyrgyz Ala-‐Too Range. A two-‐day walk-‐in from the road
head brought us to the foot of moraine, where we put our base camp.
From here, we made a series of one-‐day outings to explore the
mountains forming the valley watershed, all between 4000m and
4500m high. Over the course of 14 climbing days, expedition members
attempted 13 routes on eight peaks. Successful ascents were made on
six peaks, via nine routes at grades up to AD. Routes were mainly on
snow and ice, with short rocky sections. We believe that our successes
represent the first recorded ascents of these mountains.
This report aims to provide comprehensive information on all aspects
of the expedition. Introductions to the team and the area are followed
by detailed descriptions, photographs and maps of the routes climbed
and attempted, and the potential for further new routes is noted. The
logistical aspects of the expedition are then described in full, with
sections on food, equipment, medical issues, environmental impact
and finance. A summary of an additional week spent travelling around
Lake Issyk-‐Kul is included, and contact details for obtaining further
information are also given.
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Mount Everest Foundation Report
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In July-‐August 2012, eight students and recent graduates of Cambridge
University undertook a three-‐week exploratory mountaineering
expedition to northern Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the Shamsi Tuyuk
Valley in the Kyrgyz Ala-‐Too Range. A two-‐day walk-‐in from the road
head brought us to the foot of moraine, where we put our base camp.
From here, we made a series of one-‐day outings to explore the
mountains forming the valley watershed, all between 4000m and
4500m high. Over the course of 14 climbing days, expedition members
attempted 13 routes on eight peaks. Successful ascents were made on
six peaks, via nine routes at grades up to AD. Routes were mainly on
snow and ice, with short rocky sections. We believe that our successes
represent the first recorded ascents of these mountains.
This report aims to provide comprehensive information on all aspects
of the expedition. Introductions to the team and the area are followed
by detailed descriptions, photographs and maps of the routes climbed
and attempted, and the potential for further new routes is noted. The
logistical aspects of the expedition are then described in full, with
sections on food, equipment, medical issues, environmental impact
and finance. A summary of an additional week spent travelling around
Lake Issyk-‐Kul is included, and contact details for obtaining further
information are also given.
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