First ascent. With Aleš Česen.
When we launched for G3’s west ridge, attempted by Scots in ‘85, we pushed on a door to what we wondered was possible. Shedding expectations, worries and ideas, we simply moved upwards with an inquisitive mind and a silent, crashing body. Sick in the head and stomach, we slowed. Alpinism is such a beautiful trap of what you want and what you need. [1]
References
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/08/west_ridge_of_gasherbrum_3_receives_first_ascent-73762
[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/08/tom_livingstone_on_his_new_gasherbrum_3_route_edge_of_entropy-73765