Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca ... have to tackle 5.13 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain and treacherous ...

Conditions however were poor and Arrigoni and Festorazzi opted for a different route on the adjacent Jirishanca Chico (5446m) where, on 8 August, they climbed "7 pitches, circa 400m in length with D+ ...