The Ural team tried a winter ascent of the great wall via the Sol Solet (red) route. Image by RussianClimb, courtesy RussianClimb.com, www.russianclimb.com
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(Newsdesk) The Russian team, who tried a winter ascent of the great wall via the Sol Solet route on Amin Brakk, has decided to go home. RussianClimb reported that Eugeny Dmitrienko wrote they "fixed 9 pitches, made deposit, returned to BC and were going to climb in alpine style further. But at night before our start the huge avalanche buried on the wall all our gas, food and the most part of the gear... So, we're forced to abort the expedition "Inshallah! May be, we'll be lucky next time..." All the team members are...
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