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03/16 - British Annapurna III SW Ridge
Kenton Cool (with Ian Parnell plus John Varco from USA) September-November 2003
Although previously attempted by at least 3 siege-style expeditions, the SW Ridge of Annapurna III, 7550m, had so far resisted all comers, but this team felt that the route lent itself to an Alpine Style approach, which proved to be true. The 2500m route consisted of a 650m rock buttress, 1000m of snow and ice followed by another 200m of rock before a long ridge which took all three to the summit. Although the weather was generally good, they experienced strong cold winds,
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