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Chinese “Matterhorn” Climbed
By Dougald MacDonald

Mick Fowler and Chris Watts have made the first ascent of Kajagiao, a striking 6447-meter peak in eastern Tibet. The Britons took six days to climb the peak via the West Face and Northwest Ridge, with about 1100 meters of technical  climbing; they needed another three days to descend. Although the climbing was not extreme, Fowler said, “Weather conditions were wild. About 1.5 meters of snow fell whilst we were on the way up, and the temperature was consistently less than –20 degrees [C, –4°F] with 50 mph-plus winds.” The two climbed alpine-style.

Fowler, who is among the most successful alpinists in British climbing history, wrote in an email, “I would certain rank it as one of the best mountaineering ventures I’ve been on.”


Kajaqiao from the south. The Fowler/Watts route lies on the far side of the peak. Photo by Adam Thomas.

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Mick Fowler他们四人分了2个结组,Adam Thomas他们去爬另一个山.在攀登结束后,他们在拉萨遇到了新西兰登山者Sean Waters,Sean Waters也首登了念青东部的一个未登峰.
Mick Fowler要到2007年才会重返中国攀登,原因是他的13岁的女儿有希望入选2008年英国帆板奥运代表队,当爹的要全力以赴支持,每周接送孩子去200英里外的海岸训练是免不了的.