Climbs And Expeditions AAJ
Pedra Cara, east face Brazil, Pancas

At the beginning of November, Josef Ficek, Lukas Kozlik, Filip Martinek, David Michovsky, and I traveled to Rio de Janeiro, and from there we moved north 700km by bus to Pancas in the state of Espirito Santo. Pancas contains a huge array of dark q...

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| Published 2014 | Author Ondrej Benes


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Idiot Peak, west face, Down the Rabbit Hole Alaska, Central Alaska Range

“Does everyone have a good feeling about this?” Scott said, before we descended south 2,000’ into the Valley of Death of the Tokositna Glacier. Scott Adamson, Andy Knight, and I were hoping to climb a new route up the center of the west face of Id...

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| Published 2014 | Author Aaron Child


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Mt. Huntington, west face, Scorched Granite (major variation to Colton-Leach route) Alaska, Central Alaska Range

The shaded corner of grey granite in the center of the Mt. Huntington’s west face rose above me toward the cobalt sky. Stemming my frontpoints against the walls of the dihedral, I could hear my breath in the stillness of the high-pressure air. My ...

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| Published 2014 | Author Will Mayo


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Patrasi, West-Northwest Face, Attempt Nepal, Kanjiroba Himal

After a successful expedition to Kyrgyzstan in 2012, I put the idea to Alek Zholobenko (U.K./Russian) that we should find an unclimbed north face in the Himalaya with a summit not exceeding 7,000m, due to our lack of altitude experience. On top of...

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| Published 2014 | Author Bradley Morrell


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Dragon’s Spine, Two Towers Alaska, Little Switzerland

In July, James Gustafson and I returned to the Pika Glacier of Little Switzerland, hoping to complete a traverse of the Dragon’s Spine [The Dragon’s Spine is a long ridgeline that culminates in a 7,490’ summit. It lies three miles down glacier (no...

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| Published 2014 | Author Zach Clanton


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Denali, solo winter ascent Alaska, Central Alaska Range

Lonnie Dupre reached the summit of Denali on January 11, 2015. This was his fourth attempt to become the first person to solo Denali in January. Dupre was flown to base camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier on December 18. He climbed ...

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| Published 2015


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Mt. Muir, North Face Alaska, Coast Mountains

On April 28, Nathan Lane and I launched my 16-foot inflatable Achilles boat (the HMS Marmot) in Whittier, Alaska, hoping to make the first ascent of Mt. Muir (7.605’) via Harriman Fjord. I had been studying topographic maps of Mt. Muir and the app...

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| Published 2014 | Author Ryan Fisher


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Parchamo, West Face; Tengi Ragi Tau, West Face Attempt Nepal, Rolwaling Himal

After a seven-day trek with porters, Tino Villanueva and I arrived at our 5,300m base camp below the west face of Parchamo (6,279m). We had planned on objectives a little further up glacier, but the new snow that fell in mid-October and caused dea...

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| Published 2014 | Author Alan Rousseau


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Boktoh Central, New Route and Traverse Nepal, Kangchenjunga Himal

Not far from the famous peaks of Kangchenjunga and Jannu, the Dudh Pokhari (or Yamatari) Glacier basin offers beautiful peaks for lovers of unspoiled corners of the Himalaya. Boktoh, east of the Lapsang La, has a steep and impressive north face. T...

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| Published 2014 | Author Jonathan Crison


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Melinau Gorge, Jungle Fever Asia, Borneo, Sarawak

Over two weeks in July a team of British climbers and film crew journeyed into Sarawak on Borneo to establish a new route in the Melinau Gorge and to document the wildlife we found there. Due to the number of people involved and the associated noi...

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| Published 2014 | Author Matt Pickles


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Wiencke Island, Seven Sisters of Fief; Cape Renard, Southeast Tower Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula

Beginning on November 21, Laurent Bibollet, Emmanuel Chance, Yann Delevaux, Paul Dudas, David Lacoste, and I, operating from the yacht Podorange, made the first traverse of the Seven Sisters of Fief, above Port Lockroy on Wiencke Island. The first...

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| Published 2014 | Author Antoine Cayrol


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Sentinel Range and Heritage Range Updates Antarctica, Ellsworth Mountains

There was a considerable increase in climbers in the Vinson Massif this season, with 207 people attempting Mt. Vinson (4,892m), and 187 of them reaching the summit.In the Heritage Range, staff and visitors at the Adventure Network International (A...

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| Published 2015 | Author Damien Gildea


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Hua Shan Peak, South Face, Never Give Up China, Shaanxi Province, Qin Mountains

Hua Shan is the West Mountain (Xi Yue) of the Five Great Mountains (Wu Yue, the holy Taoist mountains) in Chinese traditional and religious custom. Cable cars and impressive "via ferrata" pathways lead to the various tops. Hua Shan has five peaks,...

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| Published 2014 | Author He Chuan


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Rassa Glacier, Tusuhm Kangri, Rassa Kangri, and General Exploration India, East Karakoram

In 2001 a glimpse of the Rassa Glacier during our expedition to the Arganglas Valley (AAJ 2002) indicated great potential for climbs and exploration. Due to security restrictions and a remote location, many mountains and valleys of the East Karako...

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| Published 2014 | Author Divyesh Muni


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Matterhorn, Enchainment Switzerland, Pennine Alps

Hervé Barmasse (Italy) enchained the four major ridges of the Matterhorn (4,478m), solo, in 17 hours, climbing up the Furggen Direct, down the Hornli, up the Zmutt, and down the Lion. The March enchainment included the first winter solo of Furggen...

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| Published 2014 | Author Lindsay Griffin


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Ailefroide Occidentale, Le Reactor France, Massif des Écrins

Antoine Avenas, Jonathan Isorad, and Hélias Millerioux climbed Le Reactor (1,000m, 26 roped pitches, ED+ 6b M7 WI5+ R) on the northwest face of Ailefroide Occidentale (3,954m) over two days in June. More info at Montagnes magazine.

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| Published 2014 | Author Lindsay Griffin


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Meije, Eté Blizzard France, Massif des Écrins

Max Bonniot and Mathieu Maynadier climbed Eté Blizzard (ED- 4 M6+ A1 70°), with 470m of new terrain, on the left side of the north face of the Meije (3,984m). This was the start of a seven-day enchainment through the Écrins in August. More info at...

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| Published 2014 | Author Lindsay Griffin


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Les Droites, Le Vol du Dragon France, Mont Blanc Massif

Les Droites (4,000m). In March, Jan Straka and Pavel Vrtik (Czech) put up Le Vol du Dragon (1,200m, M7+ A2) on the northeast face of Les Droites (4,000m), between the Czech Gully (1977) and Tournier Spur (1937), over four days. More info at Singin...

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| Published 2014 | Author Lindsay Griffin


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Rolling Stones, First Free Ascent France, Mont Blanc Massif, Grandes Jorasses

Luka Krajnc and Luka Lindic (Slovenia) completed the first free ascent of Rolling Stones (1,100m, Prochaska-Rutil-Schlechta-Svejda, 1979) on the Grandes Jorasses (4,208m) in March. The ascent took four days, and they graded the climb M8. Planet Mo...

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| Published 2014 | Author Lindsay Griffin


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Vagakallen: Corner Kick Norway, Lofoten

Over two days in August, Andreas Klarstrom (Norway) and Adam Pustelnik (Poland) climbed a very difficult variation to Freya (Jasper-Jasper, 1998, 800m 7c A3+) on the Storpillaren, the central pillar on the north face of Vagakallen (942m). After 13...

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| Published 2014 | Author Information from Adam Pustelnik