Who says exploration is dead? In a Shiptonesque moment, an
expedition led by OM editor the Viscount Doran has stumbled across a
hitherto unknown 8,000 metre peak in the Lake
District.
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Katsti Kham - sacred mountain of
the people
of the Glenn-Ri-Ding valley
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Doran and his trusty Sherpa had just completed a traverse of the
notoriously extreme Stry-Ding Arete on Helvelyn and were descending to
safety when the mists cleared and the monstrous peak appeared rearing
over them.
Although not shown on maps, the mountain has been positively
identified as Katsti Kham, 8021 metres, the existence of which has
been rumoured for years. The peak is thought to be sacred to the
local tribes people of the Glenn-Ri-Ding valley who refuse to set
foot on it between the holy days of Krist-Maas and Y-A-Star.
Viscount Doran is applying for a grant from the RGS to allow
further exploration of this remote and fearsome mountain.
John Corteen
