Veteran Trio Bags New Route on Kabru I » Explorersweb

The Kabru massif The Routiniers rocked it even at over 60 years old. The Italian couple Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, both 63 years old, and the 60-year-old Slovak Peter Hamor opened a new route on the 7412-meter-high Kabru border between Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim through the still virgin western wall. "No one had previously tried to reach this summit from the western, Nepalese side – the wall had remained untouched until now, Hamor's…

Veteran Trio Bags New Route on Kabru I » Explorersweb

Peter Hamor of Slovakia and Italians Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are safely down from the summit of 7,412m Kabru I after making the first ascent of the west face. Kabru I's west face lies on the Nepali side of the peak. According to Peter Hamor's home team, the three climbers did an alpine-style ascent. Left to right, Romano Benet, Nives Meroi, and Peter Hamor in Kathmandu. Photo: Romano Benet/Facebook   Details remain scarce, as the team is on…