Subscribe to Outside Magazine
advertisement
Survival Guru

Today's Question
What's the best way to learn to live off the land? answer

Is it better to buy or make a survival kit? answer

Greasy Rider

Today's Question
What country has the best ratings for eco-tourism? answer

What is the greenest rental car? answer

Videos Ask Dave
  • What kind of dog will make me look manlier? answer
  • Is there a sport that safely combines my twin passions for guns and kayaks? answer
  • How come most of the world's cultures enjoy eating goat, but Americans don't? answer

Online Favorites

Special Issues

Photo Galleries

save this page print this page email this page
  • share this page


Because It's Still There:
Arganglas 2001

Legendary British Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington leads a team of veteran climbers to a cluster of previously unexplored peaks in the remote Ladakh region of northeast India. Follow their adventure into the unknown here.

 

Topping out: Chris Bonington ascends Tibet's Sepu Kangri, 1998.
Dispatch #6—September 24, 2001
The team decides that the rising risk of avalanches and onset of winter conditions mean it's time to head home.

Dispatch #5—September 23, 2001
Climber Mark Richey recounts a harrowing first-ascent of the Argan Eiger.

Dispatch #4—September 17, 2001
While heavy snow pushes Bonington and crew to move advanced base camp back off the glacier, two team members on a treacherous wall climb are lost and found.

Dispatch #3—September 12, 2001
Appalled and saddened by the attacks on America, the team pushes on with the expedition. Two peaks are climbed and another should be shortly.

Dispatch #2—September 9, 2001
Split into two groups, the team does a recon of potential routes, battles weather, and launches their first summit attempt.

Dispatch #1—August 31, 2001
After establishing base camp and surveying the terrain, Bonington says one thing's for certain: the next few weeks should be fun.

Preview: Because It's Still There


Photo: Graham Little/Chris Bonington Picture Library