The clouds were coloured a beautiful pink by the sunrise this morning. I was in a hurry so only took enough time to take 3 pics. I think this is the best.
Following an add in UKC I had applied to join an expedition going to the Tian Shan in central Asia. On Friday I was offered a place and well, I felt the only sensible answer was YES!. The aim of the exped is best expressed as:
"to undertake quality exploratory mountaineering in remote areas; ideally an area where we can get a mix of technical and classic first ascents - so that we can cater to all aspects of the team. It is not about how high we can go; it's about finding an engaging route/mountain that just 'needs' to be done because it has an interesting and feasible(ish) line. So we will travel to an area with quality long rock routes, mixed possibilities and the adventure of the unknown; and climb (lots). "
The team is comprised of 8 people at the moment, including a doctor from Australia, an Army mountaineering instructor from NZ and a young student who is studying in Oxford. Now it also has an 'old' student from Ambleside. Sally Brown is or brave leader and it is her drive that has got the idea up and running. She advertised for new members because she has lost other team members to wives. Luckily I do not have a wife, nor do I plan on getting one soon.
The particular area we are going to focus on is the Borkoldoy range. Here are some pics and a google map. We fly out in early August and return early September. The weather is generally stable at this time of year.
Awesome! Needles to say I am fairly excited by the idea and will keep you up to date with developments.
The knife is very nearly finished...
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