They still exist, the ambitious alpinistic projects in the Himalayas, although rarely on the eight-thousanders. Last Friday, the Slovak Peter Hamor, the Slovenian Bojan Jan and the Italian couple Nives Meroi and Romano Benet climbed for the first time the West Face of the 7,318-meter-high Kabru South – „on a new route, without bottled oxygen, without Sherpa support, without high camps, without fixed ropes,“ in other words in alpine style, as Hamor’s wife Maria reported from base camp. „Fortunately, the weather improved on the last day (of the climb), and the wind died down.“ We’re sure to hear more details in the coming days.
„First ascent of the West Face of the seven-thousander Kabru South – in alpine style“ weiterlesen
