Other Notable Ascents/attempts
In the Alps:
- Frendo ridge
- Bonatti pillar
- Les Courtes, north wall (Swiss route)
In the Pamir:
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m) and Pik Korsenevskaja (7105 m), summer 1993
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m). Basecamp to basecamp in 36 h.
In the Himalayas:
- Mount Everest (8848 m), spring 1996. Reached 7500 m.
- Annapurna (8091 m), spring 2000. Failed to summit.
- Annapurna (8091 m), spring 2002. Reached 7300 m.
- Kangchenjunga (8 586 m), spring 2003. Reached 7100 m.
Elsewhere:
- Mount Vinson (4892 m), winter 1996. The tallest mountain in Antarctica.
- Four first ascents on the Antarctica, winter 1997. Summited Mount Gardner (4587 m) and an unnamed peak, later unofficially named Mount Sisu (4300 m).
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