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NOMINEES PIOLET D'OR 2004

Six Most Significant alpine Achievements Of The Year Grenoble, on 25 February

1. FITZ ROY 3440m – NE Face

Linea di Eleganza – February 2004

VI, 6c/A3, M7 - 1450m.

8 days and 6 bivvies

Elio Orlandi - Luca Fava - Horacio Codo

 

 

2. ACONCAGUA 6960m - South Face

Johan's route - December 2003

6b/A2, ice 100°, M6 - 2500m

6 days on the face – alpine style

Thomaz Humar and Ales Kozelj

Check out on the Mountain.RU: Tomaz Humar and Ales Kozelj to Aconcagua's peak along a new route

 

 

3. JANNU 7710m - North Face

Russian Direct line – April/May 2004.

6b/A3+, M6 - 2100m.

50 days at Base Camp.

11 mountaineers, Alexander Odintsov expedition leader

Check out on the Mountain.RU: About Panasonic-Jannu North Face expedition

 

 

4. MOOSE’S TOOTH 3150m - East Face

Arctic Rage – attempt 22/23 March then 31 March to 3 April 2004

VI, A2, ice 6+ - 1500m

1st attempt: 2 days.

2nd attempt and success: 3 days – alpine style.

Kevin Mahoney - Ben Gilmore

 

 

5. SHISHAPANGMA 8046m – South Face

VII, ice 75° - 1300m + 1000m soit 2300m.

5 days for summit push, 2 nights above 7100m.

Jean Christophe Lafaille, solo, without oxygen

 

 

 

 

6. K7 6.934m – SW Face

New route - 24/25 July 2004

Second ascent

5.10, ice 80°, M6+, A2

41 hours from Base Camp to summit and back Steve House solo.

Check out on the Mountain.RU: Valeri Babanov. Nuptse. Polemics In reply to Steve House's letter (read Alpinist ¹7)