Region: Himalaya - India

Ian Parnell with Tim Emmett (September-October 2006)

When his original partner withdrew from this project to climb what Parnell suggested could be ‘the hardest route in the Himalaya’, he was fortunately able to recruit a replacement who - despite an excellent climbing CV - would be making his first visit to the ‘greater ranges’. (Talk about diving in at the deep end!) The aim was a new route on the East Face of Kedar Dome (6831m), and despite Emmett’s lack of altitude experience, in a six-day push they successfully climbed an entirely ‘free’ on-sight route up the massive South East Pillar, descending by the West face.