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Heaven and Ice
Heaven, well that’s easy; Coat me in chocolate, roll me in a barrel of nuts, then feed me to a…
The Client’s Eye on the Guide Guy!
ISM is a TLA (three letter acronym) that connotes quality. For me, this was re-confirmed on the recent Canadian Ice…
Winter first ascents in Canada by Adrian Nelhams
Another great season icefall climbing in Switzerland is over, with a lot of ice formed and, as usual, very few…
ISM Central Borkoldoy Expedition - September 2004
The central area of the Borkoldoy range in SE Kyrgyzstan is a group of superb ‘alpine’ peaks (which are well-defended…
ISM - Virgin Peaks of the Tien Shan - 2003
The Borkoldoy range is a limestone massif situated north of the Dankova region of the West Kokshaal-Too. Apart from British…
ISM West Kokshaal-too Expedition, 2002
In early September an International School of Mountaineering expedition reached the West Kokshaal-Too range on the Kyrgyzstan/China border.
Mountain Info - High magazine, August 2000
Pat Littlejohn, assisted by two guides, Alain Delizee from Switzerland and Kyrgyzstan’s foremost commercial operator Vladimir Komissarov, organized his third…
