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New route through Nuptse South Face
The “Mustache Gang”: Degoulet, Guigonnet, Millerioux (from l. to r.)
The “Mustache Gang” has struck in Nepal. The French climbers Helias Millerioux, Frederic Degoulet and Benjamin Guigonnet, who call themselves “Le Gang des Mustaches”, opened in Alpine style a new route through the South Face of Nuptse. “Jippie, it’s done! They did it!”, the Base Camp team of the trio posted yesterday on Facebook, adding that the three climbers had reached the 7,742-meter-high summit. They did not mean the 7861-meter high Nuptse I, but Nuptse Nup II, also called Nuptse Northwest. Helias, Frederic and Benjamin had entered their route last Friday. After six nights in the wall they reached the highest point.
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20. October 2017 | 15:18
Babanov, Benjamin Guigonnet, Benoist, Bonington, Frederic Degoulet, Glairon-Rappaz, Helias Millerioux, Kosholenko, Le Gang des Moustaches, Nepal, Nuptse South Face
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