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Fowler and Ramsden Succeed On Remote Tibetan Peak

© Mick Fowler
Last month Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden succeeded on Manamcho (6264m) in Tibet's Nyainqentanglha East range.

Erik Lambert writes:

"After traveling two days from Lhasa to Lhari (on a 200 kilometer dirt track) and on to the small hamlet of Tatse, the pair moved south to set up base camp (4800m) on April 12. A week later Fowler and Ramsden began their climb. Amid heavy snow and distracted by exploratory side-adventures they ascended 700 vertical meters over eight days. Fowler compares the climbing difficulty to that on Kajaqiao (approximately TD). "The climbing was classic icy, north face terrain," Fowler said, and once on the ridge, the (mostly) Grade IV snow-plastered rock required some trickery, including a skyhook move. The summit tower proved to have the most difficult climbing. They returned to the bergschrund on April 26 and left base camp two days later."

For a full report by Erik Lambert visit: Alpinist.com


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10 May, 2007
Stunning achievement, it's amazing what quality climbing you can find if only you venture a bit further than your own doorstep.
10 May, 2007
that picture gave me a certain fowleresque "urge" ;)
10 May, 2007
Probably easier to get to than the head of Loch Coruisk.
10 May, 2007
Top effort. Amazing what can be fitted into a civil servant's leave window.
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