In February, David Gottlieb and I discovered, explored, and climbed in what may be perhaps one of Asia's greatest ice climbing venues, the Rolwaling Valley of Nepal. Over the course of the month we climbed over a dozen frozen waterfalls from 2 pitch WI 5 and 6's to a 700-meter WI 4 and everything in between. The high concentration of ice located just a short distance from the main Sherpa village of Beding was astounding. And there is much more to be explored, with at least 30 high quality lines and we speculate 50 or more under idea conditions.
Check out the full account of our climbing adventure on our
Climb Nepal Blog:
www.climbnepal.blogspot.com.
The Nemari Area climbs including Nemari left (WI 5+, 4 pitches) and Nemari Right (WI 5, 5 pitches):
David Gottlieb leading in the 700m Beyul canyon (WI 4).
