Mount Tetnuldi, Georgia: Temur Kurdiani solos new route up West Face
Temur Kurdiani has made the solo first ascent of a new route up the West Face of Tetnuldi in the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia.
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Temur Kurdiani making the first ascent of a new route up the West Face of Tetnuldi, Caucasus, Georgia (16/10/2020)
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Georgian mountaineer Temur Kurdiani has forged an exciting direct line up the West Face of Tetnuldi, a prominent 4858m peak in the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Upper Svaneti region of Georgia.
Starting from a high camp at 4000m, on the 16th of October the 23-year-old alpinist spent just 4 hours climbing the new 700m route up past 80° ice and 90° granite to reach the ridge at 4700m before continuing to the summit.
Kurdiani was not alone on the mountain; his friends Nika Lebanidze and Mishka Khorguani ascended the normal route via the ridge, while Rati Ratiani remained in the camp.
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