Americans Bag Major First Ascent in Pakistan
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Climbers Dane Steadman, Cody Winckler, and Grant Stewart completed a first ascent of a new 1,800-meter alpine route on the north face of Sosbun Brakk (6,414m) in Pakistan's Karakoram, featuring climbing difficulties up to M7 and WI5, after overcoming permit revocation, lost baggage, acute mountain sickness, bad weather, and route-finding complications.
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