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THE MOUNTAIN

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain on Earth, the second highest mountain in Pakistan with a summit elevation of 8,125 meters.
Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" and it's also called the "Killer Mountain", Nanga Parbat was known to be one of the deadliest of the eight-thousand meter mountains; It is a dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain, and no one has ever reached the summit in Winter.

NANGA PARBAT CLIMBING HISTORY:
  • - 1895 First attempt (A. Mummery)
  • - 1953 Nanga Parbat first climb along Rakiot Face, Herman Buhl in a solo summit push.
  • - 1962 Second climb on Diamir Face (Kinshofer)
  • - 1970 Reinhold and Gùnter Messner climbed the Rupal face and descent the Diamir face
  • - 1978 Solo climb of a new route along the Diamir face (Reinhold Messner)
  • - 2005 New route in alpine style Rupal face (S.House e V. Anderson)
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THE EXPEDITION

After their first winter ascents of Gasherbrum II, The North Face® Expedition Team is getting ready for the next project: the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat 8125 meters.
This Expedition will feature only Simone Moro and Denis Urubko without Cory Richards; the third of the trio on the last GII winter ascent.

The aim of the expedition is to realize the first winter ascent of Nagna Parbat 8125 meters, a mountain also known with the name of "killer mountain" due to the difficulties and the tragedies happened during the attempts to conquer the summit between 1930 and 1953. Also after that years a lot of fatalities involved alpinists of different nationalities on Nanga Parbat.
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As it happens

Simone and Urubko Acclimatize at Camp 3 – 6600m

Category As it happens ⋅ January 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The North Face Athletes, Simone and Denis, are still in very good shape and the weather is very favourable. This is very positive for their acclimatization.

In a direct message from Simone from Camp 3 – 6600 meters, he said:

“The weather is still favourable so tomorrow we will try to climb up even further. We think we can reach 7100 meters or even more if we manage. Afterwards we will come back to basecamp to fully recover. “

While the boys are up at camp 3, the Matteo (The Team Photographer) and the Pakistan crew are at base camp.

Here are some photos from the base camp kitchen.

Story: Simone Moro / Denis Urubko
Photos: Matteo Zanga

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11 Responses to “Simone and Urubko Acclimatize at Camp 3 – 6600m”

  1. Looks tasty :) )
    Вкусно однако

    Posted by Nenad | January 27, 2012, 10:42 am
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  2. uhhhmmmm!!! i would like to share the ” pranzo” with you…..an the climbing also!!!

    Posted by Xavier Palacios-Albacar | January 27, 2012, 1:05 pm
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  3. Nice pics at 6600m..enjoy..

    Posted by Sonat | January 27, 2012, 1:52 pm
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  4. выглядит аппетитно :)
    after expedition Matteo can make a cookbook!
    “the BC cooking” :)

    Posted by Ё | January 27, 2012, 11:14 pm
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  5. guys come down healty. Peace as the weather will pick up.

    Posted by Darius | January 27, 2012, 11:44 pm
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  6. nic epics as always…ci vorrebbe un po’ di pasta=:))) good luck

    Posted by ref | January 28, 2012, 10:51 am
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  7. Mniam…

    Posted by Piotr Wojnowski | January 29, 2012, 12:31 pm
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  8. Grande Simone.Grande Denis. Siete fortissimi. Sono sicuro che ce la farete. In boca al lupo!!!!

    Posted by mario cavagna | January 29, 2012, 5:16 pm
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