Shishapangma 2013 expedition
As the dew is dried up from the morning sun so are the sins of men dried up by the sight of the Himalayas.” – Skanda Purana
Well, finally I arrived home to Romania and my Shishapangma-8027m summit movie made it to fb.
On April 30th 2013 I made the First Romanian Ascent of Shisha Pangma (8027m) in the Tibet Himalayas, following a line resulted from a mix of Austrian (1980) and Ochoa (Spain, 2006) routes.
As in my previous ascents of Cho Oyu-8201m ( Second Romanian Ascent), Gasherbrum 1-8068m (First Romanian Ascent), Makalu-8463m ( First Romanian Ascent) and Manaslu-8156m (Second Romanian Ascent), I used no supplementary oxygen.
I reached the top on the 13th day after arriving in Advanced Base Camp at 5600m.
Not finding my way back due to snowstorm, I had to bivouac alone out in the open at around 7800m. Miraculously, I not only survived but got along with no frostbite or edema. It was a quite fast ascent for an 8000m summit given the fact I had no prior acclimatization.
Teamed up with Tunc Findik and Chhang Dawa.By far, my most commited climb to date…Soon, on my blog, the story of the climb.
Teamed up with Tunc Findik and Chhang Dawa.By far, my most commited climb to date…Soon, on my blog, the story of the climb.
— with Alex Gavan.
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