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Last Week in Nangmah
Islamabad, Pakistan - Wednesday, August 9, 2000
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Jimmy
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We spent the last week in the Nangmah Valley hanging out with Nils Davis,
Todd Offenbacher and Sean Isaac. Although very little climbing happened, we
all had a great time exploring future objectives, talking shop and eating
lamb.
The Nangmah holds several expeditions worth of granite towers and
alpine objectives. Amin Brakk is a beautiful giant tower, but the lower half
is totally blank. There would be a lot of drilling involved.
Just before we
arrived, Carlos Buhler and a team of Russians backed off of it, probably due
to their distaste for drilling up a wall. And, while we were there, a
Spanish team that had been plugging away for 30 days also backed off.
Amin Brakk has still seen only one ascent. If you are considering Amin,
bring a lot of drill bits and a lot of patience.
The day Brady and I left, Todd, Nils and Sean were blasting off to finish
their new route on Satulpa Spire. They had a few lines fixed and were
looking to finish the spire in a few days.
— Jimmy Chin, MountainZone.com Correspondent
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