YOU’VE WORN THE SHIRTS, BEEN TO THE SHOWS AND BOUGHT THE ALBUMS – NOW CLIMB WITH EDDIE AS PART OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY

EDDIE IS TURNING FIFTY, AND TO CELEBRATE HALF A CENTURY AS THE GREATEST MASCOT IN ROCK MUSIC HE IS LEADING A FIRST ASCENT EXPEDITION TO NORTH EASTERN TIBET. OVER HIS MASSIVE CAREER EDDIE HAS BEEN MANY THINGS FROM SAMURAI TO CYBORG, SOLDIER TO PHARAOH, AND TO LEAVE HIS MARK ON HISTORY HE IS NOW A MOUNTAINEER.

THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPEDITION, DONE AS A FAN INITIATIVE FOR IRON MAIDEN AND THEIR FUNDRAISER, THE HEAVY METAL TRUANTS, TO CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS OF MAIDEN’S EDDIE ON A MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION, THAT HAS PERMISSION TO NAME A PEAK IN TIBET IN EDDIE’S HONOR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A REAL EXPEDITION, TO A RARELY VISITED RANGE

THIS IS NOT JUST FOR IRON MAIDEN FANS BUT FOR ALL FANS OF ALPINE CLIMBING, AND WILL BE THE FIRST OF IT’S KIND IN BOTH MOUNTAINEERING AND HEAVY METAL HISTORY. ASIDE FROM OUR USUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SNOW LEOPARD AND WILD CAMEL CONSERVATION, A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE EXPEDITION WILL GO TO CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH VIA THE HEAVY METAL TRUANTS, GIVING  SOMETHING BACK WITH THE BAND THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH

WE HAVE LOCATED A SERIES OF PEAKS FROM WHICH TO DECIDE WHICH WILL BE EDDIE’S, ALL ARE ABOVE 5000m AND IN PRISTINE WILDERNESS. THOUGH THIS TRIP IS NOT ABOUT HARD CLIMBING, THE CLIMBING IS STILL VERY MUCH THE REAL THING, DONE AS A TEAM, IN EXPEDITION ALPINE STYLE.

THIS IS NOT A GUIDED EXPEDITION, AND THOUGH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS IS LEADING THE ASCENT ALL MEMBERS CLIMB AS PART OF THE TEAM. AS A REAL FIRST ASCENT, THERE WILL BE NO FIXED ROUTES, PORTERS, STOCKED CAMPS OR BULLSHIT. THIS IS REAL MOUNTAINEERING, MAIDEN STYLE.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

DATES EXACT DATES ARE BEING CONFIRMED, BUT WILL BE WITHIN THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER 2025, FOR AROUND 15 DAYS AIRPORT TO AIRPORT.

LOCATION THE GANGGA RANGE IN SICHUAN PROVINCE OF CHINA, ON THE NORTH EASTERN TIBET PLATEAU. FLY IN/OUT OF TIANFU AIRPORT, CHENGDU

OBJECTIVE THE GANGGA RANGE HAS DOZENS OF UNCLIMBED 5000-5500m PEAKS, OF WHICH WE HAVE PERMISSION TO SELECT FEW, TO BE FINALIZED WHEN WE ARRIVE. THE PEAK IN THE TITLE IMAGE IS AMONG THEM

DIFFICULTY THIS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ALPINE-STYLE CLIMBING WITH EFFICIENT ACCLIMATIZATION, AND DOABLE TO ANY CLIMBER WITH GOOD FITNESS AND EXPERIENCE ON EASY TO MEDIUM ALPINE TERRAIN.

TEAM LIMITED TO 6

INCLUDED LIKE ALL OUR TRIPS, ALL TRANSPORT, HOTELS, MEALS OFF THE MOUNTAIN, SPECIALIZED TEAM GEAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS ARE INCLUDED, WHICH MEANS LIAISON, TRANSLATORS, PERMITS, FEES AND LOGISTICS

NOT INCLUDED PERSONAL CLIMBING GEAR, EARLY DEPARTURE & CHANGES TO ITINERARY, EXTENDED STAY, CLIMBING INSURANCE AND ON-MOUNTAIN FOOD

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TO FURTHER CELEBRATE THE ONE-OFF NATURE OF THE EXPEDITION THERE WILL BE UNIQUE MAIDEN-THEMED EQUIPMENT. THIS IS FAR MORE THAN ROCK ‘N ROLL MERCH, AND THOUGH THERE WILL BE THE OBLIGATORY TEAM SHIRTS, BUFFS AND STICKERS, WE WILL DO GRAPHIC ICE TOOLS, PACKS AND EVEN BIVY TARPS, AGAIN WITH PROCEEDS TO THE TRUANTS.

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