Nuptse south face, one of the most coveted walls in the world, a 2500 m face of steep rock and ice, 4 km across and topping out at 7861 m at the highest point.

With only four ascents by big names in alpinism, a new route up this face will put the Gang des Moustaches into the history books.

Nuptse which is connected to Everest, currently has just one route (out of the four) attempted in alpine style. A handful of well known names; Chris Bonington Valeri Babanov, Stephane Benoit, Patrice Glairon-Rappaz, Steve House, and Marko Prezelj, Koshelenko lay claim to this face, mostly succeeding by using fixed rope or in heavy himalayan style.