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18TH PIOLETS D'OR NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
5 great ascents
The final 5 nominees for 18th Piolets d’or (Golden Ice Axe) awards - that will be presented in Chamonix/Courmayeur 7\10 April 2010 - are:
1) Cho Oyu, 8201 m Nepal by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko
Route name: Dedechko-Urubko
Heght : 2600 m
Difficulties declared : M6, 6b, A2/A3
2009 May from 11 to 15
Heght : 2600 m
Difficulties declared : M6, 6b, A2/A3
2009 May from 11 to 15
2) Chang Himal, 6750 m – Nepal by Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman .
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Name of the route Bullock-Houseman
Height : 1800 m
Difficulties declared : M6
Height : 1800 m
Difficulties declared : M6
2009 October 29 to November 2nd
3) Gongga nord-ovest Peak 6134m - China by Mikhail Mikhailov and Alexander Ruchkin
Name of the route: Carte Blanche
Height: 1100m.
Difficulties proposed : 6c, mixed and ice 75°
2009, April
Height: 1100m.
Difficulties proposed : 6c, mixed and ice 75°
2009, April
4) Xuelian Feng, 6422 m Cina by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand
Name of the route : The Great White Jade Heist
Height : 2650 m.
Difficulties declared :WI 5, rock 5, mixed M6.
2009 August 26\29
Height : 2650 m.
Difficulties declared :WI 5, rock 5, mixed M6.
2009 August 26\29
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5) Pic Pobeda, 7439m Kirghizistan by Vitaly Gorelik and Gleb Sokolov
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Name of the route : Sokolov/Gorelik
Height : 2400 m.
Difficulty proposed : ED
2009 August 20\29
Height : 2400 m.
Difficulty proposed : ED
2009 August 20\29
source:Piolet d'or site
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