16 May New technical route on a 6205 m virgin peak in China

 
 
Today the new of the russians Alexander Ruchkin and  Mikhail Mikhailov’s exploit.
The two alpinists climbed a technical route on a virgin peak (6205 meters) in Sichuan.
Their goal was to climb  E-Gongga 6618m (Mt. Edgar)  SE face, Minya Konka massif ,  in Sichuan, but in 14 days of mist up to 5500 meters they could not even to see the mountain.
When acclimatizing, thet saw the steep bastion of another wall unnamed yet, and  they decided to climb it, also having known that a Korean team had already climbed E-Gongga West ridge in 2001.
 
Carte Blanche 

 
source:russianclimb.com mountain.ru
 
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Technical characteristics:
Free climbing grade 6с (oblig)
Height of the wall 1,100m
Route 1,250-1,300m
Aid А2-А2+(max)
Steepness of the route  95º