From May 17th to 19th, French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer opened “Le cavalier sans tête”, a new technical route across the 1,700 m of the west face of Hungchi (7,029 m), on the border between Tibet and Nepal. This is the first time this little-known summit has been climbed in alpine style. A bold ascent.
Several weeks ago, Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer notified us of their departure for the Himalayas using the new communication tools of mountaineers 2.0: Instagram stories. However, no one knew what their objectives were. Accompanied only by photographer and videographer Mathurin Vauthier, who was on hand to document the expedition, they were not here to buy land.
on an expedition to the other side of the world
things rarely go as planned
The initial objective? Gyachung Kang (7952m), the world’s fifteenth highest peak. A Khumbu monster on the doorstep of the 8000m club, located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in a sector between Everest and Cho Oyu.
There have been fewer than ten expeditions to this summit since the first Japanese ascent in 1964. Even for our two incredible athletes, it looked like a huge undertaking. Except that, as Charles and Symon point out in their joint Instagram post, “ When you go on an expedition to the other side of the world things rarely go as planned. ”
Symon and Charles at the base camp. ©Mathurin Vauthier -Millet
We rediscover the fervor
and our thirst for summits
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