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NEWS: New Route in Peru for Tom Ripley and Hamish Dunn

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 UKC News 26 Sep 2011
Hamish Dunn (left) and Tom Ripley on the summit of Chichicapac, 4 kbYoung British climbers Hamish Dunn and Tom Ripley have just returned from a successful expedition to the Cordillera Carabaya, a remote and relatively unexplored mountain range in Southern Peru.

The pair climbed a new line on the South Face of Chichicapac.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=64241

 Franco Cookson 26 Sep 2011
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Well done you little ice queens. Wicked line and you deserve it after last years camping trip. love frankie xxx
 Will Hunt 26 Sep 2011
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Good to see Bubbs taking care of the approach pitches so Hamish could be warmed up for the steep bit.







;-p
 beardy mike  UKC Supporter 26 Sep 2011
In reply to UKC News: Hey Tom. Congratulations. Can I just ask you what rack you'd advise taking for it?
 stevebarratt 26 Sep 2011
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Looks cool guys!
 L.A. 26 Sep 2011
In reply to UKC News: Well done boys and I hope you both recover quickly.
 Ramblin dave 26 Sep 2011
In reply to UKC News:
Good work!
 Richard Gilbert 26 Sep 2011
In reply to UKC News:

What would have happened had they not bumped into the priest?
 Tom Ripley 26 Sep 2011
In reply to mike kann:
> (In reply to UKC News) Hey Tom. Congratulations. Can I just ask you what rack you'd advise taking for it?

I wouldn't advice going anywhere near it!

But since you asked we took:

2 60 metre 8mm ropes
6 cams up to 3.5"
1 set of wires
3 pegs
4 screws
9 quickdraws
a screamer
3 slings.

Apart from that we each carried 2 litres of water, Cliff Bars and Gels, a belay jacket, spare gloves and mitts and a head torch.

HTH
 Milesy 26 Sep 2011
In reply to Tom Ripley:

Well played. Would love to do some of the stuff you chaps are doing.
 Ed FB 26 Sep 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Nice one bubbles - who would have thought the hotel bathroom was the most dangerous part of the expedition
 stewieatb 26 Sep 2011
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Not bad after having your Chamonix season castrated

Nice one guys. Tom do you know how the Warwick guys got on with their trip out there?
 Enty 26 Sep 2011
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Good work lads - not the hardest new route in the world this year but it's inspirational that 2 young lads got of their asses and did something like this.

Awesome.

E
 Tom Ripley 26 Sep 2011
There is another write up, with a couple of extra photos, over on Mountain Equipment's blog: http://mtnequipment.blogspot.com/
 beardy mike  UKC Supporter 26 Sep 2011
In reply to Tom Ripley: Haha - I knew you'd know... good work guys - very envious of what looks like an awesome trip!
 stewieatb 27 Sep 2011
In reply to cavemanjack:

Cheers Jack, I forgot about those guys until I saw this.
rtwilli4 27 Sep 2011
In reply to Tom Ripley:

Nice job guys. That picture of Hamish with the donkey is priceless! Tell him Ryan from North Carolina/Thailand says hello and well done!
 Scarab 27 Sep 2011
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ACE,

anymore pics of the route,
 Tom Ripley 15 Nov 2011
Our expedition report is availible for download on the Alpine Club website if anyone is interested.

http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/expeditions/Expeditions2.htm

Tom
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