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Last great alpine problems?

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jim.dangle · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 5,882

Not like I'll ever do one, but I am curious . . .what are the last great alpine problems now?

Jim

Cor · · Sandbagging since 1989 · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 1,445

Climate change?

Taylor-B. · · Valdez, AK · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 3,186

The Stairway Icefall in AK, 7,0000ft of gnar. It's never been ascended, but Chuck Comstock flew a hang-glider off top and crashed a few times in the ice fall during the Wilderness Classic Race. He used the frame of the hang glider to keep him out of crevasses on the 65 mile solo glacier travel approach up the backside.

The future of glacier travel!!

Steve Bond · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2006 · Points: 45
Cor wrote:Climate change?
+1
Daniel Winder · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 101
Ben Brotelho · · Albany, NY · Joined May 2011 · Points: 520
Cor wrote:Climate change?
so true
Benjamin Chapman · · Small Town, USA · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 18,818

LATOK I north face. Frequently attempted, never conquered.

daniel arthur · · Auburn,Al · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 35
Cor wrote:Climate change?
-1
mark55401 · · Minneapolis · Joined May 2011 · Points: 355

NW Face of Devils Thumb, Alaska, has yet to be climbed, though many have tried (and some have died trying). It's big, beautiful, and obvious.

Brian Croce · · san diego, CA · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 60

theres lots of routes and traverses that have yet to be accomplished...

-Southeast ridge of Annapurna III
-North Face of Latok I
-Fantasy Ridge Everest
-Diretissima Everest East Face
-Janhukot (by any route)
-Annapurna Traverse

lots of others.

Clint Helander · · Anchorage, AK · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 612

Tibet

matthew day · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 0

erhard loretan and norbert joos completed the first traverse of Annapurna(up east ridge and down French route) in 1984. Thanks for the others though

Sarah K · · Boulder, CO · Joined May 2009 · Points: 80

Olympus Mons, tallest mountain in the solar system. I'm calling it!

matthew day · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 0

haha that is funny, unfortunately you are wrong to call it tallest in the solar system as Rheasilvia, an impact crater, is slightly taller. check your facts ppl!!

Scot Hastings · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 35

I truly believe there are limitless alpine problems. Ueli Steck was getting a lot of attention last season trying to get a FA (traverse) on Everest when the sherpa fight went down (knowledge courtesy of Reel Rock 8, go see it). If there's still novel stuff to be done on Everest, all is good.

matthew day · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 0

He wasn't attempting a traverse of Everest(which was first done in 1963 by an American pair) He went to the mountain with no pre-determined route in mind, but wasn't PLANNING a traverse. The Lhotse Everest traverse though, is a good last problem. After that, Nuptse/Lhotse/Everest.

fx101 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 0

Well... Gasherbrum V and Gasherbrum VI have never seen a first ascent. The latter involves a ton of continuous, committing climbing on vertical snow, ice, and chossy rock. The former has a ridiculously complicated series of crevasse navigation challenges. If you do either of those, you'll definitely be a feature story in the AAJ.

Tzilla Rapdrilla · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 955

Masherbrum has a big face that's about a mile higher than Trango that hasn't yet been climbed.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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