SO UNEXPLORED
THAT UNTIL 2016
THERE WERE NO
KNOWN IMAGES
OF XIALONG REZHA
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS A REAL EXPEDITION – CROSSING THE RANGES TO GET THERE, THE LITTLE VILLAGES , THE APPROACH THROUGH FOREST THEN UP INTO GLACIERS. THE CAMPS WERE AWESOME & THE ROUTE ITSELF HAS SOME OF THE BEST GRANITE & THE MOST ELEGANT LINE I’VE EVER BEEN ON. THE VIEW FROM THE TOP ACROSS HUNDREDS OF OTHER UNCLIMBED PEAKS IS PRETTY COOL
ROB B
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AT A GLANCE
- DATES TRIPS RUN OCTOBER 15 – JANUARY 15
- TRIP LENGTH 18 DAYS
- PRICES FROM USD6000
- TEAM SIZE 1 – 5
- STYLE SELF SUPPORTED
- INCLUDES 3 STAR HOTELS, EFFICIENT LOGISTICS, ALL PERMITS, WESTERN TRIP LEADER, LOCAL LIAISON
- MOUNTAIN:TRANSIT DAY RATIO 2:1
- CLIMBING DEMANDS MEDIUM APPROACH, GRADE III – IV CLIMBING, STEEP & VARIED CLIMBING
- IDEAL FOR FIRST REAL EXPEDITION, TRAINING & TESTING, TECHNICAL MIXED CLIMBING IN TRUE EXPEDITION STYLE, NEW ROUTE OPTIONS
XIALONGREZHA SAW IT’S FIRST ASCENT ONLY IN 2016, MAKING IT THE WESTERN-MOST PEAK CLIMBED BEFORE THE CLOSED INNER TIBETAN BORDER. WITH IT’S STEEP FACES AND DISTINCT LINES, THE PEAK IS USUALLY COLD, STABLE & A SIMILAR TECHNICAL PROFILE TO K2’S NORTH RIDGE.
AS FAR OUT ONTO THE EASTERN PLATEAU AS WE CAN GO, TRIPS HERE GET TO SEE WHAT REAL EXPEDITIONS ARE ALL ABOUT, GOING THROUGH ISOLATED TIBETAN VILLAGES THEN FAR UP INTO YAK PASTURES AND INTO GLACIERS. XIALONG REZHA STILL HAS SEVERAL OBVIOUS LINES AWAITING FIRST ASCENTS, MAKING THIS A GOOD DEAL FOR CLIMBERS WANTING TRUE EXPEDITION CLIMBING WITHOUT THE COSTS OF FULL FIRST ASCENTS.
