Video: Josh Wharton & Vince Anderson climb new route on Jirishanca in Peru
Watch Josh Wharton & Vince Anderson make the first ascent of 'Suerte Integral' on Jirishanca in Peru in 2023.
From 21 to 24 July 2023 Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson made the frst free ascent, and first to the summit, of Suerte Integral (1,100m, 5.13a M7 WI6+) on the southeast face and east buttress of Jirishanca (6,125m), Huayhuash. A route had been climbed to the east ridge/buttress by Italians Stefano De Luca, Alessandro Piccini and Paolo Stoppini in 2003 (5.12a A2 M4 WI5) but never completed to the summit. The Americans' success came after an attempt in 2019 that was abandoned just four pitches from the top.
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