Changi Tower

CHANGI TOWER (5820-M) is the 2nd highest mountain in Kanday valley. An Australian/New Zealand party also made first ascents in the Nangma Valley Kanday. The all-women's team of Abby Watkins, Vera Wong and Nicola Woodford climbed Excess Baggage on the 5,300m Changi Tower. The route works left up the main rock wall to climb a prominent crack system and snow slope above to the main summit. Difficulties were rated at 5.10 and A2+. Watkins and Wong currently hold the women's speed record for an ascent of the Nose on El Capitan. In 1998 the East Face was climbed by two routes Just a Quickie " (Norton/Weber: 5.10+ and A0) to the North Summit (c5, 800m) and Excess Baggage (Watkins, Wong, Woolford: 5.10+ and A2+) to the main summit (5820m). Rubén Aramendia, Fermin Izco and Mikel Zabalza, compatriots of the Spanish team on Amin Brakk, set up Base Camp on the 26th June at 4300m, further up the Nangma Valley from the glacier branch leading to Amin Brakk. From there they then tackled a line on the East Face of the multi-summited and somewhat complex 5820m Changi Tower.