Redemption on the Rupal Face

In 2005, C.A.M.P. athlete and elite alpine solo climber Tomaz Humar set the alpine world ablaze when Pakistani military choppers rescued him from a solo bid on what many consider to be the greatest alpine wall in the world ... the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat. Vince Anderson and Steve House followed Humar's expedition with a roped ascent several weeks later establishing the Anderson/House line at 4,100m, M5/5.9, WI4 and scary as hell.

Now three years later, another C.A.M.P. athlete will try his luck on the Rupal Face. Progress of Fabrizio Zangrilli and team's bid can be tracked at the mbdclimbing blog:

http://mbdclimbing.blogspot.com

-8/23/08: Nanaga Parbat Rupal Face - Dispatch 4 - The Messner invasion
-8/22/08: Nanga Parbat Rupal Face - Dispatch 3 - Camp 2 ....and there's no snow
-8/15/08: Nanga Parbat Rupal Face - Dispatch 2, Camp 1
-8/7/08: Nanga Parbat - Rupal Face. Dispatch 1, Base Camp?
-7/31/08: Nanga Parbat Rupal Face: Departure and Thanks