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In the summer of 2007, the German climber Robert Jasper traveled to Tibet to attempt a solo climb of Cho Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world. In Jasper's own words, “First I [will] try to climb alone the NW ridge (classic route) to the summit. If the conditions are well, I will try to solo a first ascent using new route up to the summit.” Last week, Jasper experienced an ice avalanche on Cho Oyu's glacier. Here, he tells the story: By Robert Jasper After an interesting journey through Tibet from Lhasa, I reached base camp safely. I started from camp ABC (advanced base camp) 5700 meters in perfect weather for the acclimatization up the mountain.
I jumped behind a small boulder. The pressure and the snow stopped my breathing and I thought, “It's over.” But luckily the big ice and snow avalanche stopped some meters in front of me. I injured my shoulder and neck during this action but at least I had very big luck to survive. After a check by the expedition doctor at base camp and some rest days, I tried to climb the mountain again but the pain and the injuries were too big. For me [there is] now no chance to climb at the moment and to try to summit. So this expedition is over but I am lucky to survive. Siehe auch: |
