Chandravadan Parekh stone plaque

This stone commemorative plaque records: We have set up this stone in memory of our dear friend Chandravadan Parekh aged 15 years who came down with us from High Raise and died of exposure near this place on March 18th 1968. Our attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and by his shattering death he has made us forever humbler and more gentle in our lives. David Atkinson Hillary Hutchinson David Baron Peter John Ingrams Graham Birkett Stuart Maugh Charles Dixon David Murray May 1968 And Death shall have no Dominion.

Chandravadan Parekh was a 15-year-old who died of exposure during an expedition in 1968; his death had a profound impact on his friends, inspiring them to lead more considerate and humble lives.