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Since one week I am back in Switzerland. My frostbitten feet are getting slowly better and I have started again with my climbing work out. Every day life is getting back, slowly. Nevertheless: I need this rest badly. The Makalu has challenged me to the very end.
 
The expedition was a great success, although I did not reach the summit over the primarily planned route over the west pillar. The conditions on the normal route were already very difficult, so that an ascent over the west pillar was simply impossible.
 

Dietro qualsiasi progresso ed avanzamento in arrampicata, c'è sempre una storia di dubbi e determinazione, di perseveranza contro il fallimento.

No Pain No Gain

If everything was easy nothing would be a challenge. If we could fly we wouldn’t bother climbing; the harder the challenge the bigger the buzz. Failure hurts, but without failure there is no success. Without failure there is no need to work hard to gain success.

Summit success for Ueli Steck at Makalu (8463 Meter) over the normal route.

Monday, September 14, - Makalu base camp

I left Base Camp to Makalu west pillar on Saturday morning at 00.30 am. I ascended directly to my small tent at 6700 meters. Basically it is more an overstepping than an ascent. The way to the actual west pillar passes over the two Jumeaux.

Il progetto PANGAEA continua : dopo le prime tre spedizioni, questa potrebbe essere la volta che tocca a te! 
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