FRENCH DULICHISH EXPEDITION LEADER YANN DELEVAUX
French mountain guides for first French ascent on Dulichish
AUGUST29-2000
By
Asem Mustafa Awan
ISLAMABAD
— Three member French expedition all mountain guides came to
Pakistan to climb Dulichish 6531 metres.
The
three member team from Chamonix, is planning to make the first French
ascent of the peak from the North/ North East side a technical route all
the way.
The
first ascent of the peak dates back to 1973 by the Swiss climbers who
climbed from the South side a relatively easier route.
Twenty-one
year old Yann Delevaux leader of the expedition said," It is 2000
meter face offering a mixed climb of both rock and ice."
We
expect that the expedition can take us three to six days in Alpine
Style."
Answering
a query Yann said," The only information we have are three
photographs which inspired us to climb the mountain and rest we will see
when we reach there."
"The
lower part offers a rock portion of 300 metres while the rest is mixed
terrain."
"We
are taking 200 metre of rope but we will see whether we should fix it or
do without it."
"We
picked the north side as it is unclimbed and it offers a technical
challenge and besides we like to explore things."
The
three climbers are visiting Pakistan for the first time but they have
climbed in Pamir and South America.
The
other two climbers are Matthieu Gervaise (25) and Sebastien Laurent (25).
The
expedition will make Base Camp at 4500 metres and will plan the higher
camp according to the terrain.
CAPTION:
Yann Delevaux