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NEW ARTICLE: Expedition Report: Peak 41 North Face - Nepalese Himalaya

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 UKC Articles 07 Jun 2013
Rob and Jack at the ledge they cut on Peak 41, preparing for the big descent., 3 kbIn October of 2012 Rob Greenwood and Jack Geldard travelled to the Hongu valley in the Nepalese Himalaya to attempt the north face of Peak 41 (6648m). The peak has officially been climbed just once before by a Slovenian expedition by the less technical west face back in 2003.

The pair did not reach the summit of the mountain, but were turned back by rotten rock and dangerous snow at around 6000m after two days of climbing. Here we have a description of their attempt on the mountain written by Jack Geldard.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=5520

 munro 07 Jun 2013
In reply to UKC Articles: Cracking piece, Jack.
 James Rushforth Global Crag Moderator 07 Jun 2013
In reply to UKC Articles: Great article, great effort.
 ro8x 07 Jun 2013
In reply to UKC Articles: Great article - thanks for posting.
 royal 07 Jun 2013
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Good read, really brings it home.
 Moritz L 07 Jun 2013
In reply to UKC Articles: great write-up
Daithi O Murchu 09 Jun 2013
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fantastic, pics and story

it's making me wanna get fit and do some mountaineering again

D
 Damo 09 Jun 2013
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Is that budget on Rob's site correct?
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