Giles Warner, 18, is set to embark on a World Challenge expedition to the Indian Himalayas. – Vintage Photograph MP641479903

Giles Warner, an 18 year old from Wallingford, is preparing to embark on a World Challenge expedition to the Zanskar Valley in the Indian Himalayas. The route he will be taking involves 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. To cover the cost of the expedition, Giles is undertaking a sponsored row from Oxford to Wallingford at Easter and is looking for companies, individuals, or groups prepared to sponsor him.Giles Warner, an 18 year old from Wallingford, is preparing to embark on a World Challenge expedition to the Zanskar Valley in the Indian Himalayas. The route he will be taking involves 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. To cover the cost of the expedition, Giles is undertaking a sponsored row from Oxford to Wallingford at Easter and is looking for companies, individuals, or groups prepared to sponsor him.

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