Doug Scott and Julian Freeman-Attwood – Exploration and First Ascents in SE Tibet

Friday 26 October 6:00 p.m.

Julian Freeman-Attwood’s extensive travels in Tibet have led to a wide general knowledge of the country, and to lectures under the title ‘Mountains, Maps and Monasteries.’

Out of many Asian and Antarctic expeditions, he has made 8 trips to Tibet and has acquired a geographical overview of the most remote areas of both the west and the east of the country. He has made first ascents of half a dozen 6,000 meter peaks. Much of this was undertaken in Sven Hedin’s Gangdise (Transhimalayan) Ranges, and included an ascent with Doug Scott of the Bonpo mountain, Targo Gangri, as well as travels into the Kyirong valley.

He hopes to be back in time for the Bhuddist Himalaya Festival from a current expedition to the unclimbed 7,000 meter giant, Nyegi Kangsang, which straddles the Indo Tibet border a little east of the great monastery of Tawang through which the Dalai Lama fled in 1959. This is the disputed border between Bhutan and the Tsangpo gorges which denotes the last of the main Himalaya. On this section, known as the McMahon Line, only 4 mountains have been climbed in some 300 miles. Along with the knowledge gained by Doug and Greg Child from their remarkable Arunachal Pradesh journey, this expedition is the culmination of many years trying to obtain permits from the Lhasa authorities.
 

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