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Livingstone and Cesen Succeed on Gasherbrum III

Ales Cesen and AC member Tom Livingstone have made the first ascent of the west ridge of Gasherbrum III (7952m).

The pair had previously attempted the route in 2022, when strong winds had forced them to abandon their attempt on the ridge. Having relocating to the northern side of the peak, a second attempt came to a halt when they ran into a large tower at around 7,800m.

Announcing their successful 2024 ascent, Livingstone stated that the climb took them a total of 7 days, including the descent via the fixed lines on Gasherbrum II's normal route. He described the route, which the pair have dubbed Edge of Entropy, as 'one of the more difficult that I’ve ever climbed' and revealed that the duo undertook an open bivi at 7,800m.

The ridge had been attempted once before in 1985 by a Scottish team made up of Geoff Cohen, Paul Nunn, Clive Rowland and Des Rubens. The mountain itself had only seen two prior ascents before Livingstone and Česen's climb.