Peaks North of Regal Mountain, Wrangell Mountains. An expedition of ...

Peaks N orth of Regal M ountain, Wrangell M ountains. An expedition of the M ountaineering Association of Osaka Prefecture operated in two groups. G roup A, which consisted of Yoshihiro N akai and five other members, landed at G reen Hill on the east side of the N ebesna G lacier at 62° N, 142° 55´ W on July 26, ascended the N ebesna and placed Cam p III about six miles due north of Regal M ountain. On July 31 they climbed P 10,005, on August 1, P 10,000 and on August 2, P 10,340. M eanwhile the 12-man G roup B, led by Shiro Nishim ae, ascended from G reen Hill a glacier that descends from south to north, just east of the Nebesna. From a high camp up this glacier they had on July 30 already climbed P 10,340, before G roup A had done so. This group also climbed P 8516, some four miles east-northeast of P 10,340 on August 3. Ich

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