Monkey business in the Karnak gorge

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Words: Cosmin Andron Photography: Cristina Pogacean, Jonathan Parker, Cosmin Andron     Ladakh 2017   We arrived in Delhi mid-August, hopeful and with loads of luggage. Cristina and Nasim (her partner) were aiming for H17 in the Zanskar valley, an unclimbed granite monolith. I was to join them as logistical support but I also had […]

Interviu pentru ‘Adrenalina.ro’

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Adrenallina.ro: Bun găsit, Cristina, dacă ar trebui să descrii cuiva total nefamiliarizat sporturile pe care îl practici, cum le-ai descrie?  Cristina Pogăcean: Pentru că între bouldering şi alpinism sau între escalada pe stâncă şi escalada pe gheaţă este o mare diferenţă de abordare, le consider sporturi separate, care necesită antrenament specific. Toate însă au la […]

Gandharva Chuli – First Ascent – 4-6 May 2013

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Words by Lindsay Griffin Romanians Cosmin Andron and Cristina Pogacean have made the first ascent of Ghandarbha Chuli, a snow and ice peak on the eastern rim of the Annapurna Sanctuary. Ghandarbha Chuli (a.k.a Gandharva, and formerly the Gabelhorn, 6,248m) lies on the ridge connecting Annapurna III (7,553m) to Macchapuchhare (6,993m), nearer to the latter. […]