TY - BOOK TI - SCOTTISH/AUSTRALIAN BROAD PEAK EXPEDITION, 1997 U1 - 623 PB - Aberdeen N1 - Summary acl 26772 N2 - R ick Allen from Scotland and Andrew Lock from A ustralia attem pted the unclimbed South Ridge o f B road P eak in July 1997. Climbing in alpine style but enjoying the benefits o f some fixed rope left behind by an attem pt earlier in the same season they reached a height o f 7150m. The ridge immediately above comprised steep ro c k on the w estern flank and overhanging seracs on the eastern (Chinese) side. At this point, after spending a day traversing beneath the W estern flank o f the ridge and probing it fo r a w ay through, they retreated. A fter th re e weeks o f exceptionally stable w eather some persistent snow show ers m oved in and R ick returned home to work. Andrew remained behind at base camp w ith the liaison officer and c ook for a further w eek and eventually succeeded in making a solo ascent o f the mountain by the o rig in a l, W est flank, route UR - https://aclrepository.awsapps.com/workdocs/index.html#/share/document/c0482f2ad2c6d9255fe36d9342f5dcec47e9820d375f51f9e7792e4824cac41b ER -