"At 6000 meters with blue ice - one mistake is enough to bring you down 2000 meters," Nardi told ExplorersWeb. Image by Daniele Nardi, courtesy Daniele Nardi/Elisabeth Revol, www.danielenardi.org
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(Tina Sjogren) Suspense is building on Nanga Parbat. Pinned down at 6000 meters by fierce winds (100 km/h) Elisabeth Revol and Daniele Nardi hoped to continue to 7000 meters on Tuesday. The team is attempting Mummery Ridge, still unclimbed, in alpine style.Italian Nardi is an accomplished mountaineer with Everest, K2, a virgin ascent in India, and tons of technical climbs.A few days back ExWeb caught up with the small team in Nanga Parbat BC, just as the duo prepared to leave for the current summit push. Here goes our interview with Daniele Nardi.ExplorersWeb: You are a skilled alpinist as well as high altitude mountaineer. You climbed Everest, K2, and how many more? Daniele: I have...
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