Znani so tudi nominiranci - Med njimi so tudi letos naši (3)
... Lanska izkušnja, ko je Piolet d'Or prejelo kar vseh šest nominirancev bo gotovo vplivala na letošnjo odločitev.
Glavno breme reševanja tega vprašanja so postavili na predsednika žirije, Američana Georga Lowa. Poleg njega so v žiriji še: Catherine Destivelle iz Francije, Denis Urubko iz Rusije, Lim Sung-Mook iz Južne Koreje, Erri De Luca iz Italije in Karin Steinbach iz Nemčije.
Od naših so nominirani:
Južna Amerika: Fitz Roy (3405 m), Luka Krajnc in Tadej Krišelj - prvenstvena The Real Kekec
Fitz Roy (3,405m) On the east face Luka Kranjc and Tajej Kreselj from Slovenia climbed The Real Kekic in four days to the summit. There is ca 800m of new climbing on the Goretta Pillar, right of the Diedro del Diablo, above which the two followed the Casarotto route to the top. Difficulties on this 1,200m ascent were VI 5.11+ A2.
http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/.../Fitz-Roy-east-face-The-Real-Kekec
Kitajska: Ice Toth/Ledeni zob/Kang Ri (6240 m): Luka Lindič, Nejc Marčič, Luka Stražar, Marko Prezelj in Martin Žumer prvi preplezali vzhodni greben.
Ice Tooth (aka Kang Ri, 6,240m)
First ascent of the east ridge of this peak in the Xixabangma group by Luka Lindic, Nejc Marcic, Luka Strazar, Marko Prezelj, and Martin Zumer with one bivouac. Initial difficult rock led to easier mixed.
http://lukalindic.si/?p=294
Nepal: Kang Nachugo (6737 m): prvenstvena Monsoon, a ne do vrha, plezala Domen Kastelic in Santiago Padros.
Kang Nachugo (6,737m), not to summit.
First ascent of the previously attempted southwest face, stopping on the south-southeast ridge at 6,640m, by Domen Kastilic and Santiago Padros. The 1,500m route, named Monsoon, was climbed in two days with sections of difficult snow and ice up to 75°.
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=41352