Moonlight Sonata

Valeriy Babanov

Posted on: June 1, 2004

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The southeast pillar of Nuptse East I has been one of the coveted ascents of modern alpinism. The master of tenacity, Valeriy Babanov, climbed it over the course of three attempts, finding it was just a matter of providence all along.

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