Wallingford schoolboy Giles Warner, 18, is set to embark on a World Challenge expedition to the Indian Himalayas. – Vintage Photograph

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18-year-old Giles Warner from Wallingford, who is currently studying for his A-levels at Magdalen College School in Oxford, is preparing to take part in a World Challenge expedition to the Zanskar Valley in the Indian Himalayas. Giles will trek to the small Tibetan village of Pedum, crossing fast-flowing rivers and a 5,000-metre pass, on the way to the Phuctal Gompa, a Tibetan monastery carved out of the mountainside. He is raising funds for the expedition, which is scheduled to take place from July 24 through the end of August, by doing a sponsored row from Oxford to Wallingford at Easter.18-year-old Giles Warner from Wallingford, who is currently studying for his A-levels at Magdalen College School in Oxford, is preparing to take part in a World Challenge expedition to the Zanskar Valley in the Indian Himalayas. Giles will trek to the small Tibetan village of Pedum, crossing fast-flowing rivers and a 5,000-metre pass, on the way to the Phuctal Gompa, a Tibetan monastery carved out of the mountainside. He is raising funds for the expedition, which is scheduled to take place from July 24 through the end of August, by doing a sponsored row from Oxford to Wallingford at Easter.

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in mod ww 4b ante veten o YB Eyes on top of the world A Wallingford schoolboy has won the chance to trek through some of the world’s highest mountains in the Himalayas. While many people will settle for a crowded Mediterranean beach, Giles Warner 18, from Wallingford, who is working for his A-levels at Magdalen College School, Oxford, will W take part in a World Challenge expedition to the Zanskar T Valley in the Indian Himalayas. Between his departure on July 24 and the end of August, Giles will trek to the small Tibetan village of Pedum, crossing fast-flowing rivers and a 5,000-metre pass, on the way to the Phuctal Gompa, tra Tibetan monastery carved out of the mountainside. ahvor W Besides negotiating the rough terrain, the members of the 8 party will do scientific work on the way. M Giles has always wanted to go to the Himalayas. He already has some knowledge of mountain craft, having done hill walking in the Lake District and Wales and an Outward Bound course. He also trains hard at his hobby of rowing. One of his biggest problems is the 1,400 he has to raise towards the cost of the trip. His A-level work claims much of his time, but he is putting his rowing to profitable use by undertaking a sponsored row from Oxford to Wallingford at Easter. di Giles is looking for companies, groups or individuals prepared to sponsor him on the expedition. Anyone who would like to help, should ring Wallingford 36352.