Watch Federica Mingolla & Niccolò Bartoli climbing in the Ak-Su Valley in Kyrgyzstan
The video of the 2022 climbing trip to the Ak-Su Valley in the Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan of Federica Mingolla and Niccolò Bartoli, during which they made the first ascent of the big wall 'Vivere la vita' (7b, 800m) on the south buttress of Peak Slesova, also called Peak 3850, and repeated the famous 'Perestroika Crack'.
In summer 2022 Federica Mingolla and Niccolò Bartoli traveled to the Ak-Su Valley in Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan where they established the big wall Vivere la vita (7b, 800m) on the south buttress of Peak Slesova, also called Peak 3850. The last 4 pitches were climbed with the Basque Jon Segurola. Then, the icing on the cake, a fast & light style repeat of the historic Perestroika Crack, 800 meters of cracks and corners all the way to the top of Peak Slesova 4240m. Here's the video of the trip.
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