Huge Alaska big wall climbed in winter by Paweł Hałdaś, Marcin Tomaszewski

Polish climbers Marcin Tomaszewski and Paweł Hałdaś have established what promises to be a major new big wall climb in Alaska. Details are lacking but the information currently at hand is more than enough to comprehend the importance of the first ascent.

After travelling to the Denali National Park at the end of February, over a period of 10 days from 28 February to 8 March the pair forged a new line up the South face of "one of the "tooth" peaks of the Mooses Tooth." The new route totals 980m high in height and in its 19 pitches breaches difficulties up to A3, M5+, 70° snow/ice.

Tomaszewski described the line as "Difficult terrain, technical and time consuming" and the overall ascent as being "harder and colder than Greenland, definitely." The Greenland experience he is referring to is the first ascent of FRAM on the Oqatssut Wall on the island's west coast in February 2023. Established with Paweł Hałdaś as per usual, and once again in winter.

More details to follow in due course.