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In the months of April and June of 2019 a team of three climbers will face the ascent of the North Face of Everest - the highest mountain in the world - and will attempt the first ski descent dall'Hornbein Couloir - the rocky channel by 'peak of the peak drops steeply on the Rongbuk glacier.
A project that seems to speak the language of the records but that really speaks of exploration, the desire to confront themselves and the opportunity to feel strong.
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Timeline
Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu / Nepal (1,350 m)
Day 5: In the flight to Lhasa / Tibet (3,650 m)
Days 6/7/8: off-road from Lhasa, Shigatse through up to Thingri (4,300 m)
Day 14: Arrival at the advanced base camp (6,500 m) after 3 days of walking
Giorni 15-51: periodo di permesso alpinistico per l'Everest (8,848 m)
Days 52-55: return to Nepal, from Rombuk monastery in Thingri
Day 56: Crossing the border at Kerung (2,700 m)
Giorno 58: partenza da Kathmandu verso l'Italia
An adventure 60 days long
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Homeward
Heading Home After many, many days in the tents at the foot of the roof of the world, it is natural to want to go home. The return trip this time heading west, the old frontier Zangmo after the 2015 earthquake has been closed and a new one to the west road was opened. Always fascinated across the plateau with its endless expanses, now that the streets are paved it is even more enjoyable ... The last outpost in the Chinese territory is called Keroung, a town built from nothing very modern in a valley surrounded by fir trees, which could easily be mistaken for [...]
The Hornbein Couloir remains inviolate
24 maggio, giorno 47 Dopo dieci, lunghi, giorni di attesa, il 16 di maggio finalmente siamo partiti per il tentativo di vetta e discesa dell’Hornbein. Alla fine, sono circa 40 giorni il tempo trascorso per arrivare al momento tanto atteso e tutto si riduce ad una sola settimana in cui ci si gioca tutto… Siamo partiti fiduciosi, con un buon morale supportato da un buon acclimatamento e tutto è andato per il meglio fino a Colle nord (7.050 n.). Da colle nord finalmente è possibile vedere quasi integralmente l’Hornbein Couloir, e lì in pochi istanti l’azzurro del ghiaccio che riflette […]
The wait
13 maggio, giorno 36 Sulle alpi quando si decide di intraprendere una scalata il tutto dura due giorni, al massimo tre, se la salita è particolarmente lunga e difficile; qui tutto è più complicato. La quota la fa da padrona, condiziona e complica le cose. E’ impensabile arrivare ai piedi di un ottomila e credere che in pochi giorni si possa arrivare in cima; i primi giorni, il fiato corto accompagna le giornate e le pause sono pressoché continue sui sassi che provvidenzialmente appaiono più o meno vicini sul nostro cammino. Guardando in alto, verso la cima il pensiero costante […]
Ines north hill
May 9, day 29 Sorry if we got lost a bit but here we are again. I try to give you a little report day by day if you are not very bored. Wednesday 1st May, we are back at the advanced camp to improve our acclimatization and dare up to an altitude of 7000 on the north hill. I arrived last night, exhausted but satisfied. I wanted to climb in a single stage not out of presumption but because I wanted to check if my body was able to withstand 1000 meters of altitude difference, because that's what it will have to do for the summit. I do not have it […]
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