Stranded high on Nanga Parbat after an extremely rare winter ascent, Elisabeth Revol and Tomek Mackiewicz were beyond help. Even if a rescue team could be found, time would almost certainly run out before they could reach the stranded climbers. Even if the rescuers did get there in time, the question remained: How would they get two incapacitated climbers off an 8,000-meter peak in winter?
In December 2018, alpinists Ari Novak and Karsten Delap set out for India to explore one of the most remote valleys in the Indian Himalaya with local climber Karn Kowshik.
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Watch the first ascent of Larkya Main (6,425 m/21,079 ft) by Georgian climbers Giorgi Tepnadze, Bakar Gelashvili and Archil Badriashvili.
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On Saturday, Urbubko set off early morning to attempt the Savage Mountain—in winter, by himself, without telling his expedition mates.