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Jérôme Sullivan and Christophe Ogier approaching Pumari Chhish East across snow terrain in the Karakoram

The Crystal Ship

First ascent of Pumari Chhish East (6850m)

Words

Oliviero Gobbi

Photography

Christophe Ogier & Lorenzo Belfrond

Three friends and an unclimbed 6850m summit in the Karakoram. A long wait through bad weather, followed by an unexpected weather window that allowed them to fulfil their dream.

In June 2022, Jérôme Sullivan, Christophe Ogier, and Victor Saucède travelled to the remote Hispar Glacier in Pakistan to attempt the first ascent of Pumari Chhish East (6850m). They succeeded via a new route they named The Crystal Ship (M7, 6b, A2, 1600m), after five days on the wall

This is their story

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