whats the hardest mountain climbing route in the world
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Damien Gildea - Posts: 1443
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Style aside? http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/jannunf/
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mattski wrote:that has been climbed
I've got a funny feeling that you are about to tell us... .
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The original route to the high crater on Krakatoa has not been duplicated since 1883.
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The Marangu route.
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It depends on what you mean by hardest. Could be most technically difficult, physically demanding, government red tape, etc...
If you mean the most dangerous then it is Mount Washington, NH.
If you mean the most dangerous then it is Mount Washington, NH.
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Someone with a boatload more experience than me, Takashi Ozaki, thinks it's Hkakabo Razi, and I have no reason to doubt him.
http://www.stephenbrookes.com/features- ... -peak.html
http://www.stephenbrookes.com/features- ... -peak.html
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Tanngrisnir3 wrote:Someone with a boatload more experience than me, Takashi Ozaki, thinks it's Hkakabo Razi, and I have no reason to doubt him.
http://www.stephenbrookes.com/features- ... -peak.html
+ 1
I've heard it's a 35 day trek to get to BC.
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Vitaliy M wrote:Whitney trail is the toughest in lower 48 duh!
Nope, it's Mount Sunflower when the cows are in heat.
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Anything I climb is hard. Anything you climb is easy.
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Mr Leghorn wrote:The one that has a route composed of pure diamond. So hard that pitons were never able to be inserted, and other than the fracture crack which ascends the entire route, it is a shear un-weathered wall which is as smooth as glass. I have heard rumors in the climbing community that De Beers Diamonds wanted to mine the rare vein worth over 500 trillion US dollars, but it and it's location is protected. Only climbers who know someone who can tell them how to get there are aware of it, and anyone who publicly divulges the location may be killed. I may have said too much already.
My agents are on their way- I'd suggest you start saying good bye to your loved ones.
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Re: whats the hardest mountain climbing route in the world
While I'm certainly not qualified to judge, many say that the hardest route in North America, and one of the hardest in the world, is Mt. Logan's Hummingbird Ridge. Mt. Logan has similar conditions to Denali; it's the second highest mountain in N. America, and has more elevation gain than Mt. Everest. The Hummingbird Ridge has never been repeated since its first ascent in the 60s, and required something like a month on the route. A number of people have died trying to repeat it.
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Mr Leghorn wrote:The one that has a route composed of pure diamond. So hard that pitons were never able to be inserted, and other than the fracture crack which ascends the entire route, it is a shear un-weathered wall which is as smooth as glass. I have heard rumors in the climbing community that De Beers Diamonds wanted to mine the rare vein worth over 500 trillion US dollars, but it and it's location is protected. Only climbers who know someone who can tell them how to get there are aware of it, and anyone who publicly divulges the location may be killed. I may have said too much already.
The hardest part of that route, though, is dodging the black helicopters. Covering your helmet and clothes with aluminum foil helps keep them from spotting you (and protects you from the rays that they shoot at you). A friend of mine was going to try titanium pitons with tungsten carbide tips, but he disappeared shortly after he.........................
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TacoDelRio wrote:If you're serious, then it's impossible to measure.
If not, Mount Sunflower.
Actually it's the route up Rock Reef Pass in Everglades NP. The pass is a whopping 3 feet above sea level!
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JHH60 wrote:While I'm certainly not qualified to judge, many say that the hardest route in North America, and one of the hardest in the world, is Mt. Logan's Hummingbird Ridge. Mt. Logan has similar conditions to Denali; it's the second highest mountain in N. America, and has more elevation gain than Mt. Everest. The Hummingbird Ridge has never been repeated since its first ascent in the 60s, and required something like a month on the route. A number of people have died trying to repeat it.
I've heard the same about this route. . . Gnarly as can be.
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