New Alpine Route on Jirishanca in Peru - Gripped Magazine

New Alpine Route on Jirishanca in Peru - Gripped Magazine

From July 13 to 15, Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl established a new route on Jirishanca, a 6,094-metre peak in the Cordillera Huayhuash. The route, named Kolibri, climbed 31 pitches on the mountain’s east face, covering 1,030 metres of vertical gain with difficulties up to “8 A2.” Due to challenging conditions, the team did not reach the main summit but finished their line on the east summit at 6,023 metres. The climbers shared t…