|
|
Harvard Mountaineering Club first American expedition to Central Borkoldoy
Apr 14, 2005 15: 22 EST
Cambridge, Mass. -- The Harvard Mountaineering Club is celebrating its 80th Anniversary by undertaking an expedition to Kyrgyzstan. During most of the month of August, expedition members will push into unexplored valleys and attempt first ascents of unclimbed and unnamed mountains in the Central Borkoldoy Range.
Leave No Trace
The area, located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China, is an extremely remote and practically unexplored haven for climbers. The expedition will practice the Leave No Trace philosophy, carrying out waste in order to preserve the pristine beauty of the area for future generations.
Anniversary
From first ascents in the Canadian Rockies in the 1920s to new routes in Alaska and the Himalaya in the 1930s, 50s, and 60s, the Harvard Mountaineering Club has a long tradition of world-class collegiate mountaineering. This year’s anniversary has inspired a surge of renewed
interest in the club’s trips, lectures, and publications, culminating in this expedition.
The first American expedition to the region
For political reasons, the Borkoldoy range was not open to foreign mountaineering until the fall of the Soviet Union. Only five expeditions have reported visiting the range since, and numerous peaks from 14,000 to 18,000 feet remain unclimbed and unnamed. This will be the
first American expedition to the region, and the results will be reported to the American Alpine Club and the International Mountaineering Federation.
Members
The club will send award-winning filmmaker Corey Rennell ’07 to document the expedition, as well as accomplished photographers Laura Fox and Dr. Bjarne Holmes, Instructor in Psychology at the Harvard Medical School. Other expedition members include two undergraduate officers of the club, Alexander Cole ’08 and Lucas Laursen ’06, recent alumnus George Brewster ’03, and Harvard graduate students Kelly Faughnan and Adilet Imambekov. Wilderness medicine instructor Dave Krause will serve as expedition medic.
Previous climbs
Between them, expedition members have climbed in Greenland, Peru, Alaska, Ecuador, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States and Europe.
The expedition is currently accepting suggestions for sponsorship and advertising collaborations from local businesses. Learn more about the expedition, its members, and the Harvard Mountaineering Club at www.borkoldoy.harvardmountaineering.org.
Image of the route courtesy of Harvard Mountaineering Club .
|
|
Feature Stories |
|
Latest News |
more news |
 |
Everest Supercouloir: "What is a summit compared to a friend's lif
Full Story
|
 |
Mystery Chopper's Utopia summit - VIDEO
Full Story
|
 |
Annapurna South: "It was such a great climb"
Full Story
|
 |
ExWeb Special report: The Ropes and Summit Push on Everest...
Full Story
|
 |
Real men
Full Story
|
 |
Christian Kuntner - a mountaineering legend is gone
Full Story
|
 |
14 x 8000: Ed Viesturs joins the world's most exclusive...
Full Story
|
 |
ExWeb Special: Ed Viesturs "I still have peaks that I want...
Full Story
|
|
|
| Andrew Lock on Annapurna tragedy: "I wanted to keep on climbing" Jun 6, 2005 | | Gabriel Filippi and Sean Egan's soul, together on the summit of Everest Jun 6, 2005 | | "Supermom" Monica Kalozdi update: Everest Summit and hard descent Jun 5, 2005 | | Robert Milne dies during summit push Everest South Jun 5, 2005 | | Grania Willis summits Everest this morning Jun 5, 2005 | | ExplorersWeb Week-In-Review Jun 5, 2005 | | Himex summit - Update from climber Jun 4, 2005 | | No Mountain top too high, my Love Jun 4, 2005 | | Jagged Globe team summits again! Jun 4, 2005 | | More summits for DCXP/Project Himalaya this morning Jun 4, 2005 |
| | End of season... Jun 4, 2005 | | Ranulph Fiennes turns back on Everest Jun 3, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
2004
BEST of EXPLORERSWEB
|
|
|
|
