The New Zealand alpine team announced on Facebook on 7 May that Matthew Scholes, Kim Ladiges & Daniel Joll made the second ascent of the West Ridge and summited Changabang.
“In 1976 Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker climbed the West Ridge of Changabang. Their ascent considered the hardest high altitude alpine climb in the world for the time sat un repeated for the last 46 years. That is despite over 20 expeditions attempting it. Changabang 6880m has not seen a successful ascent to the summit and return to BC in over 24 years. Both those facts changed last week when 3 of our team members made the second ascent of the West Ridge and summited Changabang. Nice work Matthew Scholes Kim Ladiges & Daniel Joll!”
Read the post here
Read more in the following articles…
Explorers Web - Kiwi Climbers Repeat Boardman & Tasker’s ‘Shining Mountain’
Dream Wanderlust - NZ Alpine Team Summits Changabang after 46 years by the epochal West Ridge Route
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