David Gottlieb and I have had great success on making the first ascent of Kang Nachugo (6,735 meters) in the Rolwaling Himal of Nepal. We made the ascent over 5 days, summitting on October 17. Please visit
Climb Nepal blog for a full account:
http://climbnepal.blogspot.com/The climb was considered as one of 57 "Ascensions de l'Année" or "Ascents of the Year", by the
Les Piolets d'Or 2009.An overview of our routes on Kang Nachugo:
Walking the tightrope between Nepal and Tibet on the West Ridge of Kang Nagchugo:
David climbing snow flutings on the ascent to the ridge crest:
David Gottlieb on the summit of Kang Nachugo: