Re: whats the hardest mountain climbing route in the world
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:18 pm
The West Face Direct route on K2
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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.
JasonH wrote:Vitaliy M wrote:Whitney trail is the toughest in lower 48 duh!
Nope, it's Mount Sunflower when the cows are in heat.
Arthur Digbee wrote:JasonH wrote:Vitaliy M wrote:Whitney trail is the toughest in lower 48 duh!
Nope, it's Mount Sunflower when the cows are in heat.
Mt. Sunflower Sea-to-Summit Route has never been done.
mattski wrote:have a read threw this. some of them seem pritty hard
http://www.mountainz.co.nz/content/article/news.php
Climbers will be expected to carry the poo pots on climbs and walk-ins for which they reasonably expect to be away from a hut for 2 hours or longer. DOC will monitor the scheme by requiring climbers to present poo pots when signing in or out of the park. There will also be occasional spot checks at track ends.
dadndave wrote: It's actually been climbed twice ....
borutb wrote:R. Messner seems to have said that T. Humar's ascent of Daulaghiri was the greatest achievement ever.
Who knows?
BK