Hornbein: Everest from space showing the steep North Face. The 2500 high wall starts at 6300 meters (the equivalent of 100 meter above the summit of Denali). From the West ridge at app. 7300 meter, Kuriki traversed out on the North Face and hooked onto the Hornbein Couloir. There are no fixed ropes, sherpa or oxygen support. courtesy HumanEdgeTech, www.humanedgetech.com
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(Tina Sjogren/update Oct 18, 2012 08:49 pm EDT) The summit push has been aborted. Please check comments section for details. Big thanks to all involved in this story, and safe descent to Kuriki.PreviousPosted Oct 17, 2012 08:31 pm EDTA Japanese climber is attempting to climb Mount Everest alone, and via one of its steepest routes. Details are sketchy (some pictures on the mountaineer's website seem to be archive shots) but it appears clear that Kuriki Nobukazu on Wednesday climbed to 7500 meters where he placed his final attack camp. This altitude is around 500...
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