Four decades on from their landmark first ascent of Spantik’s ‘Golden Pillar’ in the Karakoram, Vic and Mick do it again – this time on the ‘Matterhorn of the Khunjerab’, Yawash Sar. Not without its dramas, the legends show us how it’s done.
Booking information
To book tickets, please visit The Pioneering Pensioners on Eventbrite.
If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking please contact the event organiser, The Mount Everest Foundation (MEF).
Telephone: 07510 695 360
Email: info@mef.org.uk
Venue information
This event will be at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.
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