CHIRING WE 2004

CHIRING WE 2004

Area: Garhwal

Height:6599 m

Team: British

Leader: Martin Moran

Period: September 2004

Summary

Chiring We is situated at the head of the Kalabaland glacier and is not frequently visited by mountaineers. The first ascent was achieved in 1979 by a team from Mumbai under the leadership of Harish kapadia. The twelve members team led by Martin Moran completed the second ascent after twenty five years. They followed the west ridge (route of first ascent) after establishing four camps above base camp and the summit was reached on 26th September. The nine summiteers were Martin Moran, Alex Moran, Jonathan Preston, Liam Warren, Paul Watson, Stuart Reid, Christopher Wheatley, Geoffrey Dawson and Christopher Harle.