Particle.news
Download on the App Store

French Climbers Complete First Ascent of Jannu East in Alpine Style

Benjamin Védrines with Nicolas Jean reached the 7,468‑meter summit in three days using no oxygen, no fixed ropes, no porter support.

Overview

  • The pair summited on October 15 after a three‑day push up the mountain’s north face.
  • They moved light and roped together, relying only on ice tools and crampons.
  • The route takes a near‑vertical ice‑and‑rock wall roughly 2,300 meters high in Nepal’s Kangchenjunga region.
  • The climb is being recognized as a major contemporary alpinism milestone on a long‑unclimbed Himalayan objective.
  • Their effort followed about a month of acclimatization at a 4,700‑meter base camp.