wayne Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Mazeno Ridge is the 6 mile, high altitude ridge connected to the summit of Nanga Parbat . A true monster. 2 teams make the staggering ascent. . Another blog link Summit post "The Mazeno ridge is the longest ridge on any 8000m mountain and includes eight 7000m peaks. Contrary to often incorrect information on the net, all the Mazeno peaks have now been climbed although nobody has managed to traverse the ridge and continue to the summit of Nanga Parbat. The best attempt to date was that by Doug Chabot and Steve Swenson in summer 2004. They managed a full 10km traverse of all the Mazeno peaks to the point where the ridge meets the Schell Route at 6940m. First ascents were made of Peak 7060m, Peak 7120m (Mazeno Peak), Peak 7100m and Peak 7070m. Illness and exhaustion forced them to descend. Previous attempts included that by Doug Scott in 1992 that climbed the first three peaks. Scott also attempted the ridge in 1993 and 1995 but got no higher. Wojciech Kurtyka and Erhard Loretan made an attempt in 1997." -summit post Props to local hardman Steve Swenson for pioneering it years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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