Alpinists to Attempt Epic Himalayan Wall - Gripped Magazine

Alpinists to Attempt Epic Himalayan Wall - Gripped Magazine

Italian climbers Luca Schiera, Luca Moroni, and Giacomo Mauri are heading to the Himalayas to attempt the West Wall of Changabang (6,880 m). The first ascent of the route was in 1976 by legendary climbers Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker. Boardman and Tasker’s ascent was considered the hardest high altitude alpine climb in the world at the time, and hadn’t been repeated despite over 20 expeditions attempting it. Changabang had not seen a successful…

Three Italians to Attempt Changabang's Epic West Wall, Alpine Style » Explorersweb

Luca Schiera, Luca Moroni, and Giacomo Mauri of Italy are on their way to repeat the famed Boardman-Tasker route on the West Wall of Changabang.  Why is this repeat of a route on a 6,864m peak in India's Garwhal Himalaya so significant? Because it would be the first alpine-style climb of a line so difficult that its first ascent made mountaineering history. The line has been repeated only once, after 46 years and over 20 attempts. The West Wall …