By climbing for the first time this virgin summit of 7468 m, from the 13th to the 16th of October, French Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean managed to solve one of the last great Himalayan problems in alpine style. Located in the Kangchenjunga region (Nepal), Jannu East offers a monstrous face of 2300 m of elevation – equivalent to twice the Grandes Jorasses. Many roped parties had measured themselves there until then, in vain. We were able to reach Benjamin Védrines live from Nepal. His voice is filled with a joy that makes us hear his smile. “It’s the ascension of a lifetime. With Nicolas, we lived a dream.” A dream he tells us more about it here.
Lying at the top of their dream, Nicolas Jean and Benjamin Védrines finally enthroned on the hitherto unclimbed summit of Jannu East (7468 m). They look like they were at the