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Chris Noble l [Facing Page] Mikhail "Misha" Fomin resting in base camp, during his first attempt on the remote Southeast Ridge in autumn 2019, with Nikita Balabanov and Viacheslav "Slava" Polezhaiko. 2 Mikhail "Misha" Fomin, Nikita Balabanov and Viacheslav "Slava" Polezhaiko reached 6300 meters in 2019 before retreating in deep snow. The terrain didn't permit us to rest or talk - a bare snow-firn ridge swept by snow and wind - so, without discussion, we continued to gain altitude until we leapt onto the ridge between Annapurna IV and Annapurna II. Nikita and Slava began to eat snow and icicles, while I refrained for the time being because I knew that for me such meals could very quickly lead to a sore throat. [Extracted from the article] |
