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Ice climb Blue Magic (WI5+, 165m) in Kandersteg, Switzerland, February 2015
Climbers: Viljar Grauen, Allan Valge
Laurene Sibue and Xavier Gaboriaud climb over 30 stories on the “Monolithe de Sardières” in Savoie, France. The Monolith towers over its surroundings at an astonishing height of 93 meters.
If The Lotus Flower Tower were located anywhere other than a remote region of the Canadian wilderness, it would be amongst the most famous and most often repeated big wall climbs in the world; such is its quality. As it stands, relatively few climbers ever have the opportunity to stand atop its vaunted granite peak. Even for those who are able to complete the journey to the Cirque itself, there is no guarantee of success and having already been turned back once, our group of four climbers now return to the wall intent on conquering it in a single push. Passing their previous high point, things look set for success until a final daunting and dangerous section of climbing throws everything into question once again.