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The North Face Speaker Series - London and Kendal

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 The North Face 02 Nov 2011


Cory Richards - Simone Moro - Denis Urubko

Gasherbrum II - FIRST WINTER ASCENT

In February 2011 the Italian Simone Moro, Denis Urubko from Kazakhstan and Cory Richards from the USA achieved the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in Gilgit Baltistan province in Pakistan, near the Chinese border. In The North Face Speaker Series the men will recount the highs of achieving the first winter ascent - to the lows of surviving an enormous avalanche on the precarious descent back to base camp. Enduring freezing -46° temperatures, blizzards and fierce winds; the intense and inspirational story is also vividly brought alive with an exclusive film edit and unique photo gallery all taken by Cory Richards. This is Simone Moro's third 8,000m peak climbing in winter and Denis's second, Cory Richards is the only American to summit any 8,000 meter peak in winter.

You can see them at the following two venues:

London - Thursday 17th November 19:00
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street
W1S 4BS London
United Kingdom

Book Tickets here - http://uk.thenorthface.com/tnf-uk-en/speaker-series

Kendal Mountain Festival
The North Face Night : Part 2 - Saturday 19 November 18:00

The Dojo venue in Kendal

Book tickets here - http://www.mountainfest.co.uk/programme-detail.cfm?programme=132

Luke Meadows 02 Nov 2011
This is going to a truly fascinating night. Can't wait! Really want to see more of the footage from the expedition - it looks absolutely stunning out there and totally beautiful. I need to get out of London more!

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