The Pioneering Pensioners (Fowler and Saunders) lecture for the MEF on 27th March at the RGS

The 2025 MEF lecture will take place on 27 March at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London and will feature a special one-off talk by Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders, newly returned from making a first ascent in Pakistan at the ages of 68 and 74, respectively.

In the summer of 1987 Fowler and Saunders travelled together to Pakistan, where they made the first ascent of the ‘Golden Pillar’ of Spantik (7027m), a landmark mountaineering achievement. Nearly four decades later, not only are they still climbing together, they’re still achieving first ascents in Pakistan!

For one evening only, they will give a lecture at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to discuss their latest climb (the 2023 first ascent of the spectacular Yawash Sar (6258m) – “the Matterhorn of the Khunjerab”), their enduring partnerhsip and their future plans.  Further details on the MEF website here.

If any RC members are up in London that day, then Tickets can be booked now via Eventbrite with proceeds going to the MEF’s continuing work of supporting mountaineering and scientific exploration in mountain regions.

 

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