Field Report

Winter traverse of the Kesuk Icefall

Kesuk Range 5,200m -38°C

The Kesuk Icefall moves enough between seasons that no route description survives more than a year. This traverse meant re-routing twice mid-crossing when a serac collapse changed the safest line, in temperatures that kept every zipper and buckle at the edge of what they were rated for.

The shell jackets came back with ice-jam failures on two lesser competitor garments carried as backups — zero failures on our own gear across the full team.

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