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Paul Ramsden - Surma-Sarovar, Western Nepal
Tuesday 08 October 2024, 07:30pm - 09:30pm
Contact Timothy Elson
Tuesday 08 October 2024


Paul Ramsden will describe his recent ascent of Surma-Sarovar (6605m) with Tim Miller. The team travelled to the Salimor Khola valley in the far west of Nepal, possibly one of the most remote regions of the country. Just getting to base camp was a major achievement with difficult river crossings and earthquakes all posing challenges. From base camp they still had to explore a huge area of mountains before settling on a suitable objective. Paul and Tim managed to make the first ascent of Surma-Sarovar which they measured at 6,605m, over an eight day outing from base camp. They climbed the mountain over four days via its north face (ED) which is over 2,100m high and highly committing. The descent was long and complex and took a further two days.

 

The north face of Surma-Sarovar (Hamish Frost)

 

Start Time: 19:30

Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL

Contact: Timothy Elson - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Location Edinburgh
7 Victoria Street
Edinburgh
EH1 2JL
Uk
http://www.equaker.org.uk/