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Annapurna Autumn
2002 East Ridge |
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Source: Jean-Christophe Lafaille |
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An International expedition consisting
of Abele Blanc (13*8000 meters), Silvio Mondinelli, Mario Merelli,
Kristina Kuntner, Kobi Reichen and Carlos Pauner is attempted to
repeat the route that Jean-Christophe
Lafaille and Alberto
Inurrategui achieved in Spring Annapurna 2002. This route was first achieved
of course by the great climbing legends Ehardt Loretan and Norbert
Joos. Only these four legends of climbing has achieved the Annapurna Summit
via this route with Ehardt Loretan and Norbert
Joos descending via the North side. This Autumn this extremely experienced and strong team
organized by Focus expedition look to repeat this route again.
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Update 9/30/02:
Silvio Mondinelli
9 summits of 8000 meter peaks
1993 Manaslu
1994 Lhotse
1996 Shishapangma (Central)
1997 Cho Oyu
2001 Everest
2001 GI and GII
2001 Dhaulagiri
2002 Makalu
A phone call this morning from
Nepal. They put CI at 5400 m and start to equip the wall that will
permits them to reach CII. They come down as the snow condition
are terrible in fact is very hard to walk with lots of fresh snow.
So they decide to wait for a couple of days at BC while the route
will become more safety.
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