A group of four Russian climbers acclimatized on a nearby peak before climbing the 22,799-foot Latok III in Pakistan from June 10 to the 25^th. They became the first to climb the West Face taking a monstrous mixed route that required eight different portaledge camps. One of the climbers that made it to the summit had attempted it twice before, both times ending in disasters including one death when a rock fall severed a rope. Alright Russians, you were the first in space and the first up Latok III, but now that’s it.

Tags: Climbing, first ascent

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