Bonington's Latest Trip
Britain's most prominent mountaineer is off to a remote valley in Ladakh
Posted: 21 August 2001
by Jon
Chris Bonington's latest climbing trip is to a relatively
unexplored valley in Ladakh in the north west of India.
Based in a small summer settlement called Arganglas at the head of
the valley, the team will have around a dozen 6000 metre plus
glaciated peaks in their sites, the highest of which is 6789 metres.
The team is a mix of western - including American - climbers and
local Indian mountaineers. They expect to reach base camp in early
September and to spend the rest of the month climbing before
returning to the UK on 7 October.
According to the bonington.com
web site, where you can find out more, the expedition will be
using a satellite phone to send back reports and pictures from
basecamp. Watch this space.
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