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 Carlos Soria shifts his objective and will now attempt to scale the mountain of Dhaulagiri after the closure of the border with Tibet- Carlos Soria shifts his objective and will now attempt to scale the mountain of Dhaulagiri after the closure of the border with Tibet
- August 29, 2012
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In addition to the Dhaulagiri and the main peak of the Shishapangma, it still remains for Carlos Soria to climb the Annapurna and the Kangchenjunga to become the oldest mountaineer to stand atop the 14 highest mountains on the Earth. However, the climber has ruled out these last two for the coming fall, due to the major difficulties involved in climbing them at this time of the year.
“We had no alternative but to switch destinations, as we had everything all set to go to Shishapangma”, declared Carlos Soria. “The Kangchenjunga and the Annapurna are almost impossible to climb outside the spring season, so we ruled them out pretty early on. We were left with only Dhaulagiri or having to cancel the BBVA expedition, but at my age, I feel I'm in no position to pass up any opportunities”.
Carlos Soria explained that “not being able to go to the Shishapangma is a drawback that ...
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