Chamlang Expedition 2016, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli reach base of unclimbed north face

Italian alpinists Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli have finished the long trek that has taken them to the foot of Chamlang, in Nepal. 7319m high and climbed for the first time in 1962 by a Japanese expedition, this mountain boasts a formidable, currently virgin north face circa 2000m high up which the two hope to forge a new route.

The duo departed from Italy on April 1 and after completing the necessary paperwork and visiting a children's shelter supported by the Aosta Valley non-profit organization "Sanonani", Farina and Cazzanelli then took a helicopter to Lukla, the village at 2860m and ​​starting point of the trek. Almost 60km long, this high altitude trek crosses passes such as Mera La at 5400m and forced the alpinists to make various stages in order to acclimatize properly.

Farina and Cazzanelli are now at the foot of the north face of Chamlang and, although conditions are not ideal due to the huge amounts of ice, they are now studying the safest and most logical line up this impressive 2000m high face.

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