The North Face and West Ridge of Changabang, Himalaya, seen from the Bagini Glacier. The West Wall was first climbed in 1976 by British mountaineers Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, and repeated for the first time in April 2022 by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes
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Watch Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
In 2022 Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes and Daniel Joll made the coveted second ascent of the West Wall of Changabang (6880m) in India, first climbed by British mountaineers Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker in 1976.
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In 2022 the legendary West Wall of Changabang in India's Garhwal Himalaya was finally repeated after a 46-year hiatus by Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes from Australia and Daniel Joll from New Zealand. The first ascent was carried out by Britain's Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker over 25 days in autumn 1976. Here is the video documenting the coveted second ascent.
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09/05/2022 - Alpinism
Changabang West Wall repeated after 46 years by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes from Australia and Daniel Joll from New Zealand have made the coveted second ascent of the West Wall of Changabang (6880m) in India, first climbed...
21/05/2018 - Alpinism
Changabang North Face ascent video by Léo Billon, Sébastien Moatti, Sébastien Ratel A first video of the repeat of the North Face of Changabang (6864 m), climbed alpine style from 11 - 13 May 2018 by French alpinists Léo Billon, Sébastien Moatti...
18/05/2018 - Alpinism
Changabang North Face alpine style by France's Léo Billon, Sébastien Moatti, Sébastien Ratel Climbing alpine style from 11 - 13 May, French alpinists Léo Billon, Sébastien Moatti and Sébastien Ratel belonging to Groupe Militaire de haute montagne (GMHM) have repeated the impressive North...
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