The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower - climbed by the North Face Team

The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower, Pakistan has been climbed by Alex Lowe, Mark Synnott and Jared Ogden

The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower, Pakistan has been climbed by Alex Lowe, Mark Synnott and Jared Ogden, three members of The North Face Climbing Team. After making the first ascent of the biggest headwall on earth, they continued to reach the Northwest summit of Great Trango Tower, 20,618 feet, on July 29th, 1999.

 Their ascent was sponsored and documented by Quokkasports, http://trango.quokka.com, whose site offers a remarkable insight into the team's climbing achievement and brings their experiences directly to the viewer's own home.